Harriston

Harriston Meaning & Origin

About Harriston
The surname Harriston is of English origin and is derived from the place name "Harrison," meaning "son of Harry." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a man named Harry. The name Harry itself is a medieval English form of the name Henry, which means "ruler of the home" or "estate ruler." Therefore, the surname Harriston can be interpreted as "son of Harry" or "descendant of Harry."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Harriston is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Harriston: 357
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 57,101
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Harriston based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Harriston is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0602305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AE1 R IH0 S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/harriston*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Harriston in Braille

Here's how to represent Harriston in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Harriston in braille

How to sign the name Harriston using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Harriston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Harriston in sign language

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