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Where Does The Last Name Hard Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Hard (Arabic: هرد, Hindi: हर्द, Marathi: हाद) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Härd. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hard? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 55,674^th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 799,073 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Hard reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 158,184^th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 2,232 people.

Hard is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,111 people, or 1 in 116,509. In The United States Hard is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Hard occurs in 118 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 13 percent live and Morocco, where 6 percent live.

Hard Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 240 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hard Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (77%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Hard surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.87% registered with the party.

The amount Hard earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.26% more than the national average, earning $43,263 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% less than the national average, earning $46,991 CAD per year.