Name Hartono Type Surname Usage Chinese (Indonesian) Pronounced Pron. /har.ˈto.no/(Indonesian) Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified Meaning & History Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Xiang (向). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.