Explore the Family Name Harju

The meaning of Harju

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from harju ‘ridge’, with reference to their location. Established as a hereditary surname since the 19th century in southern, western, and northern Finland. In the 20th century the name has also been adopted as an ornamental name. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Eino, Oiva, Timo, Tenho, Vaino, Wilho, Aarne, Erkki, Juhani, Onni, Toini, Toivo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Harju" has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Harju ranked as the 27,049th most popular surname in the United States, with a registered count of 842. By 2010, it had risen slightly to the 26,975th spot, with an increased count of 899 individuals carrying the surname. Despite the rise in rank and count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 3.23% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,049	#26,975	0.27%
Count	842	899	6.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harju

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Harju" has also seen minor changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with 98.57% in 2000 and 97.44% in 2010, seeing a slight decrease of 1.15%. The data for 2010 showed new entries with 0.56% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and another 0.56% as Hispanic. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities declined by 6.32%, from 0.95% in 2000 to 0.89% in 2010. There was no recorded change for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories within this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.57%	97.44%	-1.15%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.89%	-6.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%