Explore the Family Name Harmening

The meaning of Harmening

North German: patronymic from a variant of the personal name Hermann. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Klaus, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Harmening has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Harmening held the rank of 39,946 in terms of commonality among surnames within the United States. By 2010, the ranking had marginally dropped to 40,016, marking a change of -0.18. However, despite this dip in rank, the count of individuals bearing the surname actually increased by 6%, from 517 to 548. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, this figure remained steady at 0.19 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#40,016	-0.18%
Count	517	548	6%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Harmening

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Harmening surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, a few changes are notable between 2000 and 2010. The ethnicity predominantly linked to Harmening is White, though there was a slight decrease from 96.13% in 2000 to 94.34% in 2010. In contrast, individuals identifying as Hispanic with the Harmening surname saw an increase of 88.79%, rising from 1.16% to 2.19%. Additionally, a small percentage of Harmenings identified as being of two or more ethnicities, increasing by 12.37% over the decade. Lastly, while there were no Harmenings who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010 there was a reported 1.28% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	94.34%	-1.86%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.19%	88.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.09%	12.37%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%