# Hardin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/hardin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 42,469 |
| US rank (2010) | 817 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,270 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (41,664 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hardin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hardin in the United States.

## People named Hardin

- Melora Hardin, American actress
- Garrett Hardin, American ecologist (1915–2003)
- Glenn Hardin, athletics competitor (1910–1975)
- Jerry Hardin, American actor
- Tim Hardin, American recording artist; folk musician and composer (1941–1980)
- Ty Hardin, American actor (1930–2017)
- Lil Hardin Armstrong, American jazz musician (1898-1971)
- John Wesley Hardin, American Old West character (1853–1895)
- Glen Hardin, American piano player and arranger
- Clifford M. Hardin, American politician (1915–2010)
- Martin D. Hardin, American politician (1780–1823)
- Moondog, American composer (1916–1999)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Harden, Hartin, Harton, Hartman, Harding, Hardman, Hartung, Hardeman, Hardiman, Harting, Hardnett, Horton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.