Hardacre Surname

200,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hardacre Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardacre.' I cannot find the spot or spots so called. Yorkshire must be looked upon as the chief centre; compare Halfacre or Fouracre.

John de Hordacre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Hardacre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8951:62,2557,326
United States5531:655,44152,505
Australia2471:109,29412,192
Wales1291:23,9892,518
Canada941:391,97434,739
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Scotland411:130,5818,115
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6731:36,2194,713
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Hardacre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardacre.' I cannot find the spot or spots so called. Yorkshire must be looked upon as the chief centre; compare Halfacre or Fouracre.

John de Hordacre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Willelmus Hardaker, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Nicholaus Harthacre, 1379: ibid.

1778. Married — Thomas Hardaker and Frances Lindley: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Herd-Field [Old English heord, a herd +æcer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the German, Hardtke; a personal name.(?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hardacre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hardacre Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hardacre occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardacre? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hardacre is the 200,668th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 3,505,313 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Hardacre reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 895 people, or 1 in 62,255. In England Hardacre is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 32 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Hardacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hardacre has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 860 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardacre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hardacre surname are 4.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hardacre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.05% more than the national average, earning R 703,536 per year; in United States they earn 9.04% more than the national average, earning $47,051 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.02% more than the national average, earning $62,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heardacre941/
Hardacres940/
Hordacre8860/
Hardacer882/
Hardacker82247/
Hardacher820/
Hardaker752,964/
Hardasri7548/
Hardaiker714/
Chardaker711/
Hordeacer710/
Chordaker5915/

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