How common is the surname Hardison?

8,128 people in the United States had the surname Hardison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,985 Americans. It ranked 4,375th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hardison?

Kadeem Hardison, American actor, followed by Bethann Hardison.

Where is the surname Hardison most common?

Wikidata records people named Hardison in the United States.

Is the surname Hardison getting more or less common?

More common. 7,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,128 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Hardison

A surname, carried by 8,128 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hardison is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,128 people named Hardison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,985 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,909.

#4,375

rank among US surnames

8,128

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,146)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,366	Armour	8,139	37,934
#4,367	Moen	8,138	37,939
#4,368	Chaves	8,137	37,943
#4,371	Velarde	8,135	37,953
#4,372	Dupre	8,131	37,971
#4,373	Ridenour	8,130	37,976
#4,374	Strunk	8,129	37,981

Who is named Hardison

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

70% of people named Hardison identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hardisons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kadeem Hardison
American actor, born 1965
Bethann Hardison
American model and activist, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hardison

Hardison has the Soundex code H632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H632.

Questions

How common is the surname Hardison?: 8,128 people in the United States had the surname Hardison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,985 Americans. It ranked 4,375th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hardison?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Hardison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hardison?: Kadeem Hardison, American actor, followed by Bethann Hardison.
Where is the surname Hardison most common?: Wikidata records people named Hardison in the United States.
Is the surname Hardison getting more or less common?: More common. 7,909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,128 in 2010, up 2.8%.