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Harring Name Meaning

North German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a fisher or seller of herrings (see Haring). Dutch: from a personal name, a variant of Herring 3. German: variant of Harig.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Herring, Haring, Haering, Harding, Harling, Harting, Hartig, Arning

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Harring Family Origin

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Harring Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    28%

  • Carpenter

    8%

  • Laborer

    7%

  • Keeping House

    5%

In 1880, the most common Harring occupation in the USA was Farmer. 28% of Harring's were Farmers. A less common occupation for the Harring family was Keeping House. Farmer, Carpenter and Laborer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Harring.

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Harring Historical Records

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Harring Life Expectancy

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