Explore the Family Name Harjo

The meaning of Harjo

1. Native American (Creek): from an American English spelling of a second element of Muscogee Creek war names based on the word haco ‘crazy (in the sense of bravery), foolhardy’, such as Cetto Haco ‘Crazy Snake’. 2. Altered form of Finnish Harju.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Harjo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Harjo saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 13,372 and in 2010, it dropped slightly to 13,903, marking a change of -3.97%. Despite the drop in ranking, the count of individuals with the Harjo surname increased by 3.97%, from 2,089 in 2000 to 2,172 in 2010. The proportion of the Harjo surname per 100,000 people also decreased by -3.9% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,372	#13,903	-3.97%
Count	2,089	2,172	3.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.74	-3.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harjo

The ethnicity of those bearing the Harjo surname also showed some changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest proportion was among the American Indian and Alaskan Native population, which increased by 2.53% from 74.63% in 2000 to 76.52% in 2010. The White population saw a decrease of -17.22%, dropping from 14.46% in 2000 to 11.97% in 2010. There was an increase in the Hispanic population by 25.45%, climbing from 2.20% in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010. The group identifying with two or more races saw a minor increase of 1.55%, from 7.75% in 2000 to 7.87% in 2010. New groups appearing in the 2010 census included the Black population at 0.51% and Asian/Pacific Islander at 0.37%.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	74.63%	76.52%	2.53%
White	14.46%	11.97%	-17.22%
Two or More Races	7.75%	7.87%	1.55%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.76%	25.45%
Black	0%	0.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.37%	0%