Explore the Family Name Harmeling

The meaning of Harmeling

Dutch (northeastern Netherlands) and North German: habitational name from any of several settlements and farms so named, referring to a certain Harmel and his kin (see Harmel 2). Compare Harmelink.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Harmeling in the United States has seen moderate growth between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 54,269th most common surname in 2000, it jumped to 53,802nd place by 2010, a slight increase of 0.86%. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Harmeling surname rose from 356 in 2000 to 384 in 2010, indicating a rise of 7.87%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.13 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,269	#53,802	0.86%
Count	356	384	7.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harmeling

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Harmeling surname identify as White. This ethnic identity saw an increase from 94.94% in 2000 to 96.35% in 2010. Those identifying as Black saw a decrease from 2.81% to 1.30% during the same timeframe. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero by 2010, down from 1.4% in 2000. Interestingly, representation under "Two or more races" emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.56% of the Harmelings. There was no change recorded in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which remained at zero in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.94%	96.35%	1.49%
Two or More Races	0%	1.56%	0%
Black	2.81%	1.3%	-53.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.4%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%