The Harte surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,202 people carried this name — #10,068 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 91,700 people counted. That is up 22% from 2,632 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Harte surname
English, north/Low German, Dutch, Irish surname, variant of Hart.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Harte» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 156 people named Harte.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Landes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 79 people named Harte live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Harte live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Harte 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 Namur.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Harte.
- Harrer 639 · U.S. census
- Harriet 230 · U.S. census
- Harris 624,252 · U.S. census
- Harrison 181,091 · U.S. census
- Harry 9,311 · U.S. census
- Hart 137,184 · U.S. census
- Hartel 973 · U.S. census
- Hartenstein 683 · U.S. census
- Harter 10,020 · U.S. census
- Hartert 183 · U.S. census
- Harth 847 · U.S. census
- Hartman 64,106 · U.S. census
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