Harman (surname)

For other uses, see Harman (disambiguation).

Harman
Family name
Meaning	"grey man"
Region of origin	Old English
Related names	Hardman, Harmon, Hermann, Herman

Harman is a surname deriving from the first name Harman, and dating from the late Middle Ages.

The first name Harman is plausibly of Old English origin meaning "grey man" from Old English hār "grey, hoary" and mann "man". Occasionally it can be from the Old English personal name here-mann "army leader", itself made up of the common Germanic elements "hari" ("army") and "man" ("man"), or a derivation of the Scottish surname "Hardman" of the Clan Buchan (Aberdeenshire), the "d" having been dropped after the defeat of the Jacobite forces in 1690 at the Battle of Cromdale and exile to the court of the Count St. Germain (Avignon, France).

Others made from these Germanic elements include the German Hermann, the Dutch Herman and the Norman Herman. Harman is also a Turkish surname and its origin meaning is threshing harvest.

The surname Harman means simply "son of Harman".

List of persons with the surname

• Adam Harman (born 1977), American pianist
• Alexander Harman (1921–1996), American judge
• Alfred Hugh Harman (1841–1913), British photography pioneer
• Allan Harman (born 1936), Australian theologian
• Andrew Harman, British science fiction author
• Avraham Harman (1915–1992), Israeli diplomat
• Barry Michael Harman (born 1952), American screenwriter
• Brad Harman (born 1985), Australian baseball player
• Brian Harman (born 1987), American golfer
• Brooke Harman (born 1985), Australian actress
• Buddy Harman (1928–2008), American drummer
• Chris Harman (1942–2009), British journalist and left-wing political activist
• Chris Paul Harman (born 1970), Canadian composer
• Claire Harman, British actress (Brookside)
• Denham Harman (1916–2014), American biogerontologist
• Dominic Harman (born 1974), British artist, illustrator and graphic designer
• Fred Harman (1902–1982), American cartoonist
• Estelle Harman (1922–1995), American acting coach
• George Harman (1830–1892), British Army officer
• George Harman (1874–1975), Irish cricketer and rugby union player
• Gilbert Harman (born 1938), American philosopher
• Glyn Harman (born 1956), British mathematician
• Graham Harman (born 1968), American philosopher
• Harjit Harman, Indian Punjabi singer
• Harriet Harman (born 1950), British politician, MP for Camberwell and Peckham (1982–present)
• Harvey Harman (1900–1969), American football coach
• Hugh Harman (1903–1982), American animator and film producer
• Jack Harman (1920–2009), British Army officer
• James Harman (born 1946), American singer, songwriter and harmonicist
• Jane Harman (born 1945), American politician, member of the House of Representatives for California's 36th district (2001–present)
• Jasmine Harman (born 1975), British television presenter (A Place in the Sun)
• Jennifer Harman (born 1964), American poker player
• Sir Jeremiah Harman (born 1930) controversial English High Court Judge who resigned in 1998.
• Jeremiah Harman Esq. (1764-1844) English Banker
• Joe Harman, the main male character in Neville Shute's novel A Town Like Alice
• John Harman (born 1950), British civil servant, former chairman of the Environment Agency
• John B. Harman (1907–1994), British physician, expert witness in the trial of John Bodkin Adams
• John Pennington Harman (1914–1944), British soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Justin Harman, Irish diplomat, Ambassador to Russia
• Katie Harman, American singer, actress and former Miss America
• Louise Harman (stage name Lady Sovereign), (born 1985), British rapper
• Lee Herman (born 1979), Scottish starred in the film Welcome to essex
• Ľubomír Harman (born 1962), Slovak spree killer
• Mark Harman (translator) (born 1951), Irish translator
• Mark Harman, British computer scientist
• Moses Harman (1830–1910), American schoolteacher, publisher and activist
• Nigel Harman (born 1973), British actor (EastEnders)
• Oren Harman (born 1973), Israeli writer and academic
• Pete Harman (born 1919), American businessman, co-founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken
• Roger Harman (born 1941), English cricketer
• Sabrina Harman (born 1978), American soldier
• Samuel Bickerton Harman (1819–1892), Canadian lawyer, accountant, politician and civil servant, former Mayor of Toronto (1869–1870)
• Sidney Harman (born 1919), American businessman
• Thomas Harman (16th century), English author
• Tom Harman (born 1941), American regional politician
• Tony Harman (1912–1999), English farmer
• Vladimir Harman (born 1976), Journalist
• William Harman (1869–1962), Irish cricketer
• Willis Harman (1918–1997), American academic
• Zina Harman (born 1914), Israeli politician, Member of the Knesset (1969–1974)