How common is the surname Hardiman?

4,296 people in the United States had the surname Hardiman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,868 Americans. It ranked 7,725th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hardiman?

Thomas Hardiman, American judge, followed by Terrence Hardiman.

Where is the surname Hardiman most common?

Wikidata records people named Hardiman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Hardiman getting more or less common?

More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,296 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Hardiman

A surname, carried by 4,296 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hardiman is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,296 people named Hardiman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,868 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,728.

#7,725

rank among US surnames

4,296

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+15.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,185)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,721	Till	4,299	71,818
#7,723	Higley	4,298	71,835
#7,724	Esser	4,297	71,851
#7,725	Wisner	4,296	71,868
#7,730	Warnick	4,295	71,885

Who is named Hardiman

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Hardiman identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hardimans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas Hardiman
American judge, born 1965
Terrence Hardiman
British actor (1937–2023)

Notable Hardimans come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hardiman

Hardiman has the Soundex code H635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H635.

Questions

How common is the surname Hardiman?: 4,296 people in the United States had the surname Hardiman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,868 Americans. It ranked 7,725th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hardiman?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Hardiman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hardiman?: Thomas Hardiman, American judge, followed by Terrence Hardiman.
Where is the surname Hardiman most common?: Wikidata records people named Hardiman in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Hardiman getting more or less common?: More common. 3,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,296 in 2010, up 15%.