The English surname Harman, also found in Ireland, is derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari meaning “army” and man meaning “man.” In England and Ireland this name was introduced by the Normans after the Norman invasion in the 11th Century. In Ireland the name is primarily found in County Louth. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Willelmus Hermannus, which was dated 1141 - 1149, in the "Records of Holme", Norfolk. The name was introduced to North America by English settlers in the 17th Century and today there are approximately 14,000 bearers of the name Harman living in the US.
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