Hargrave
English
Etymology
Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).Teutonic name, meaning: A title of honor in medieval times.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Proper noun
Hargrave (plural Hargraves)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hargrave is the 4989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7037 individuals. Hargrave is most common among White (76.6%) and Black/African American (18.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hargrave”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.