Hardaway Surname

74,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hardaway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hard way,' i.e. the hard road, from residence thereby. The middle 'a' is intrusive for euphony; compare Green-a-way, Ott-a-way, Hatha-way, &c.

The Daily Telegraph, April 3, 1894, announces the death at Brentford of George Hardaway.

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Hardaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5321:55,4906,620
England601:928,63447,428
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9081:55,3076,194

Hardaway (35) may also be a first name.

Hardaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hard way,' i.e. the hard road, from residence thereby. The middle 'a' is intrusive for euphony; compare Green-a-way, Ott-a-way, Hatha-way, &c.

The Daily Telegraph, April 3, 1894, announces the death at Brentford of George Hardaway.

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

(English) Dweller at the Herd- Way [Old English heord, a herd + weg, a path, road] The medial a is intrusive, as in Greenaway.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Hardway; a location name in Hampshire, Somerset.

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

Hardaway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hardaway is found most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardaway? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hardaway is the 74,114th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,098,018 people. The last name Hardaway occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hardaway are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,532 people, or 1 in 55,490. In The United States Hardaway is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Tennessee, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Hardaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hardaway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hardaway surname rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 353 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardaway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hardaway last name are 4.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.54% being registered with the political party.

Hardaway earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hardawa9363/
Hardawy932/
Ardaway931/
Hardeway88130/
Gardaway886/
Hardoway883/
Hordaway881/
Hardawyy881/
Hardawau881/
Hardawat881/
Hardawad881/
Hardawiy881/
Hardavay880/
Hardawey880/
Ardawa8620/
Hardawiya824/
Hardowa8045/
Ardhawa8024/
Hardawi8012/
Hardava8011/
Hardewa809/
Ardabay802/
Ordaway802/
Ardawad801/
Hardaba801/
Gardavay757/
Gordaway751/
Chardaba751/
Ardavaye751/
Hardhava751/
Khardawi751/
Khardava751/
Ardaba71140/
Ardawi71113/
Ardawiyah7180/
Ardava7120/
Ardewa7118/
Ardaeva67234/
Gardava67150/
Hardoby6754/
Hardewi6730/
Jardawi6724/
Ardavad6716/
Gordawa6712/
Hardave6710/
Hordawi674/
Ardawis673/
Gardawi672/
Hardavauch671/
Hardeva671/
Gardavy671/
Ordabay671/
Ardavaz671/
Hardova671/
Ordoway670/
Ordeway670/

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Hardaway Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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