The Harrold surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,884 people carried this name — #6,884 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,655 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Harrold surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Harold’ — the first of the origins he gives.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 362 · public domain.

In print

Harrold in American newspapers,
1865–1911.

Newspaper page from The Bossier Banner carrying the name Harrold
The Bossier Banner 1884-02-21
Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Harrold
The Hattiesburg News 1911-12-18
Newspaper page from The Louisiana Democrat carrying the name Harrold
The Louisiana Democrat 1865-07-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 41,658 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Harrold in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

13,188 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harrold. The most, 2,790, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 6,160
New South Wales 2,665
Queensland 1,944
Western Australia 1,477
Victoria 605
Tasmania 309
ACT (Canberra) 15
Northern Territory 6

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harrold.

Who carried it

People named Harrold,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patti Harrold
    Patti Harrold 1899–1999 · actor
  • Elizabeth Coleman Sellers Harrold 1810–1841
  • Agnes Harrold 1830–1903 · midwife
  • Arthur Lucas Harrold 1854–1908 · businessperson
  • Arthur Lucas Harrold 1854–1908 · businessperson
  • Robert Harrold 1881–1947

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harrold,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States459 records

459 records of the Harrold name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 184
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 79
  • Other U.S. records 196
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jean A. Harrold

    Born 1917 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Sacramento; factory foreman from Sacramento County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Honora Harrold

    Arrived at New York in 1855 aboard the New World from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Patrick Kendal Harrold

    Born 1944; from Ft Leavenworth, Kansas. U.S. Air Force; declared dead 1969 in Laos.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 459 records for Harrold in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia317 records

317 records of the Harrold name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 152
  • Tasmanian Names Index 108
  • Other Australian records 57
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Harrold

    Died 1932 in Tasmania, aged 77. Will registered in Tasmania in 1932.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Harrold

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Minerva, arriving 1800.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Harrold

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Lightning, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 317 records for Harrold in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom29 records

29 records of the Harrold name in the United Kingdom
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 16
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 6
  • Other British records 7
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record Alexander Harrold

    Born 1894 at Elgin; railway carter. Died 1918. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918 (British Columbia Regiment).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain); National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record James Harrold

    Born 1873 at Bogentenny; sawmill loader. Served in the First World War. Named in the Morayshire roll of honour (1921).

    National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Janet Harrold

    Died 1981, aged 59; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 29 records for Harrold in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada16 records

16 records of the Harrold name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mike Daniel Harrold

    Buried in 1966 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record David Gibson Harrold

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Ann Harrold

    Married 1871 in Dalhousie, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Harrold in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Harrold name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Elizabet Harrold

    In the population register of Vlissingen; born 1781 in Folkstone.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Daniel Harrold

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1828 in Glascow.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Muriel Evelyn Harrold

    In the population register of Eindhoven; born 1906 in Frome.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Harrold in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France5 records

5 records of the Harrold name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Frederic Harrold

    Born 1957 in Saigon (Sud Vietnam); died 2001 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Alice Eugenie Harrold

    Born 1908 in Vietnam; died 1992 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henriette Louise Alexandrine Harrold

    Born 1891 in Tracy-le-Mont (Oise); died 1982 in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Harrold in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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