Harrier

See also: harrier

English

Etymology

From harrier, an occupational surname for a hunter of hares or a nickname for someone who resembled a harrier, a kind of hawk.

Proper noun

Harrier (plural Harriers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harrier is the 37735^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Harrier is most common among White (96.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harrier”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 134.

Noun

A Harrier dog breed.

Harrier (plural Harriers)

1. A medium-sized dog breed of the hound class, used for hunting hares by trailing them.

Further reading

• Harrier (dog) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia