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For the latest available census data from 2010, Harris ranked as the 25th most common surname in the US with 624,252 entries. Harrison ranked as the 141st most common surname in the US with 181,091 entries.
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and was the 22nd most common name throughout Wales in 2020. For the latest available census data from 2010, the UK government did not generate a list of surname frequencies.
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List of people with surname Harris
/ˈhærɪs/
Wales
England
Harries
Herries
Harrison
Harry
Parry
England
Wales
Welsh patronym
patronymic surname
Middle English
Old Norse
Dutch
Flemish
South Wales
Harries
Harrison
Harriss
Herries







British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning, with Lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Names

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