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    The surname Hardy

    A French patronymic surname, carried by 80,252 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈhɑɹdi/ 2 syllables Soundex H630 Also a first name

    Hardy: #399 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Hardy #399, 80,252 people Hardy: #399 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Hardy #399, 80,252 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hardy is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    * As an English, Scottish, and French surname, from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). * As an Irish surname, via mac giolla deacair (“son of the hard lad”) as a calque of the above. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Hardie.

    Hardy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 80,252 people named Hardy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,847 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 76,608.

    #399
    rank among US surnames
    80,252
    people in 2010
    27
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #374)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #390Reeves81,9783,766
    #391Chang81,9393,768
    #392Klein81,4713,790
    #393Salinas81,1563,804
    #394Fuentes81,0063,811
    #395Baldwin80,7423,824
    #396Daniel80,5263,834

    Who is named Hardy

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

    61% of people named Hardy identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hardys

    28 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tom Hardy
      British actor (born 1977)
    • Oliver Hardy
      American comic actor famous as one half of Laurel and Hardy (1892–1957)
    • Jeff Hardy
      American professional wrestler, born 1977
    • Matt Hardy
      American professional wrestler (born 1974)
    • Robert Hardy
      British actor (1925–2017)
    • Jessica Hardy
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, world record-holder, born 1987
    • Catherine Hardy Lavender
      American Athletics competitor (1930–2017)
    • James Hardy
      American rower (1923-1986)
    • Jeremy Hardy
      British comedian (1961-2019)
    • Sam Hardy
      American actor (1884–1935)
    • Greg Hardy
      American football player, born 1988
    • J. J. Hardy
      American baseball player (born 1982)

    Notable Hardys come mostly from the United States (20), the United Kingdom (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Hardy

    Hardy has the Soundex code H630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H630.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Hardy come from?
    * As an English, Scottish, and French surname, from Middle English hardy, hardi, from Old French hardi (“hardy, daring, stout, bold”). * As an Irish surname, via mac giolla deacair (“son of the hard lad”) as a calque of the above. * Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Hardie.
    How common is the surname Hardy?
    80,252 people in the United States had the surname Hardy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,847 Americans. It ranked 399th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hardy?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Hardy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hardy?
    Tom Hardy, British actor (born 1977), followed by Oliver Hardy.
    Where is the surname Hardy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hardy in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Hardy?
    Hardy is /ˈhɑɹdi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Hardy?
    Hardy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Hardy getting more or less common?
    More common. 76,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 80,252 in 2010, up 4.8%.
    Is Hardy also a first name?
    Yes. Hardy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.