Explore the Family Name Harcourt
The meaning of Harcourt
1. English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of the places in Eure and Calvados named Harcourt, from Old French cour(t) ‘court, farmyard’ (see Court) with an obscure first element. This surname is very rare in France. 2. English: habitational name from either of two places in Shropshire named Harcourt. The one near Cleobury Mortimer gets the name from Old English heafocere ‘hawker, falconer’ + cot ‘hut, cottage’; the one near Wem has as its first element Old English hearpere (see Harper). History: The surname of French origin (see 1 above) is listed along with the equally rare or even extinct variants or altered forms Haraucourt, Herancourt, and Héraucourt in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
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How common is the last name Harcourt in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Harcourt has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking for this surname dropped by 6.26%, moving from 21,958 in 2000 to 23,333 in 2010. Similarly, the total count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly by 0.91%, going from 1,101 people in 2000 to 1,091 in 2010. This resulted in a proportional decline by 9.76 per 100,000 people.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #21,958 | #23,333 | -6.26% |
| Count | 1,101 | 1,091 | -0.91% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.41 | 0.37 | -9.76% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harcourt
The ethnicity associated with the surname Harcourt also shifted between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying themselves as White decreased by 1.33%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased by 44.49%. The proportion of people identifying as Black also had a noteworthy increase of 226.67%, albeit it remains a small part of the overall composition. There was a decrease in the percentage of individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with no representation in 2010. Meanwhile, those indicating they belong to two or more ethnicities also saw a decrease of 13%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.64% | 92.39% | -1.33% |
| Hispanic | 2.54% | 3.67% | 44.49% |
| Two or More Races | 2% | 1.74% | -13% |
| Black | 0.45% | 1.47% | 226.67% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.64% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.73% | 0% | 0% |