The Harris surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 593,542 people carried this name — #24 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 455 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 258 people named Harris.
Most of them — 165 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
216 people named Harris live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
128 people named Harris have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 336 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 49 people named Harris live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Harris in American newspapers,
1893–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,899,787 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Harris,
with a public archive behind them.
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Howell Harris 1714–1773 · preacher -
James Harris 1807–1889 · writer -
Isham G. Harris 1818–1897 · lawyer -
Alexander L. Harris 1820–1898 · politician -
Charles M. Harris 1821–1896 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 157 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Harris.
- Haroutunian 402 · U.S. census
- Harper 119,868 · U.S. census
- Harpin 519 · U.S. census
- Harre 522 · U.S. census
- Harrer 730 · U.S. census
- Harriet 212 · U.S. census
- Harrison 175,577 · U.S. census
- Harry 8,799 · U.S. census
- Hart 132,466 · U.S. census
- Harte 2,632 · U.S. census
- Hartel 1,055 · U.S. census
- Hartenstein 667 · U.S. census
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