Harari Family History
Harari Name Meaning
Jewish (from Syria and Lebanon): nickname from Hebrew harari ‘mountain dweller’. Jewish (Israeli): Hebraicized form of various original Ashkenazic surnames composed of the German word Berg ‘mountain hill’ (compare 1 above). Jewish (from North Africa) and Muslim: occupational name from Arabic ḥarrār ‘silk weaver lace maker’ with the Arabic gentilic suffix -ī.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022