Har is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 3 characters long in length.
Surname Har is the form of Hare. From swiftness of foot. "The family of Hare (of Stow-Bardolph, Barts.) claimed to be a scion of the house of Hare court or Harcourt in Lorraine, who were counts of Normandy."
Variant of Haire. This Irish surname, previously to the year 1770, was written O'Hehir. The traditions of the family deduce them from the race of Fingal in the third century, but historical evidence carries them back no further than the reign of Edward III., 1365, when the representation of the family vested in the O'Haitchir or O'Hehir, chiefs of Hy Flancha and Hy Cormac, in the barony of Islands, county of Clare. In O'Connor's map of Ireland published about 1640, a large portion of that county still bore the name of "the O'Hehir country."
Family name Har is variant of McGarry. The son of Fearadhach meaning "manly".
Har is the variant of the Gary. Grandson of Gadhra, i.e., hound or hunting dog.
The variant form of Hare. Dweller at the sign of the hare; one thought to possess some of the characteristics of a hare.
Har is variant of O'Hare. Grandson of Ir origin of which is obsure; grandson of Aichear meaning "bitter, angry".
How popular is Har?
As per 2010 US census, number of Hars grew by 36.64 per cent to 399 since 2000 and ranked 52037 after elevating 11775 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 43.86 | 49.66 |
| White | 36.09 | 37.33 |
| Black | 10.78 | 7.53 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.52 | 2.05 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Anna Har was 32 years old when she migrated to New-Orleans on November 8, 1851. She lived in Hanover where she worked as farmer and took Olders from Bremen. 30 years old Bernhard Har, 20 years old Johann Har, Anna Har, 29 years old Joh. Har, Antonie Har, aged 20, 17 years old Jean Bap. Har, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Havre, Hamburg & Havre and Liverpool & Queenstown.