# Hardwick (surname)

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

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,841 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,310 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,479 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (10,324 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīċ (“village”). Compare Hardwicke, which shares the same etymology.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hardwick 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) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hardwick in the United States and Australia.

## People named Hardwick

- Chris Hardwick, American stand-up comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, podcaster, and music
- Omari Hardwick, American actor
- Harold Hardwick, Australian swimmer, boxer, and rugby union player (1888–1959)
- Elizabeth Hardwick, American writer and literary critic (1916–2007)
- Thomas W. Hardwick, American politician (1872-1944)
- Johnny Hardwick, American actor (1958–2023)
- Otto Hardwick, American musician (1904–1970)

## Similar surnames

Hartwig, Hartwick, Hardison, Hartsock, Hardcastle, Hardacre, Hardesty, Horowitz, Hartzell, Hertz, Huertas, Hartsfield.

## 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.