How common is the last name Harrison?

172,637 people in the United States have the last name Harrison, about 1 in 1,731. It ranks #146 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

HARRISON

#146

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
172,637
About
1 in 1,731
This common or more
19.8%
Who bears it

Of the 172,637 people with the last name Harrison, 66.1% reported their origin as White, 23.9% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Harrison

#144 Vargas · 174,429#145 Mcdonald · 172,700#147 Woods · 172,463#148 Washington · 172,075

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Harrison, most common first.

#5,566 Harrigan · 6,030#87,947 Harison · 227#104,723 Harson · 182#134,631 Harrisson · 130

Also a first name

As a first name, Harrison ranks #751 of 53,615, with 67,132 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 3,670 births. See Harrison as a first name

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