Surname Checker / Harper
How Common Is the Last Name Harper?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Harper today
137,806
Ranked #245 of 162,254 published surnames · 42.19 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 124,461 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
67.9%
Black
26.22%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.49%
Hispanic
2.31%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.