Harle

See also: harle and harlë

English

Etymology

Various origins:

• Borrowed from South German Härle.
• Habitational surname from the villages of Kirkharle and Little Harle, possibly named from an Old English personal name Herela, a derivative of here (“army”).
• Borrowed from French Harlé, a topographic surname from harle (“ditch”).

Proper noun

Harle (plural Harles)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harle is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Harle is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 132.