Last Name HAROLD

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Harold. This first name was far less common than might have expected. It never attained any actual popularity, and was scarcely in use when Richard, Robert, Roger, etc were rising into a position that through the aid of hereditary surnames has made them immortal.
In old Anglo-Saxon, signifies "The love of the army." From 'Har,' an army, and 'hold,' love.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Polish, Irish

Rank 5,008 (2000 US census) 5,670 (1990 US census)
Count 6,428 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 70.38%, or 4524 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 24.19%, or 1555 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.73%, or 47 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.78%, or 50 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.88%, or 121 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.04%, or 131 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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