Hardcastle Surname

48,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,594 people bear this surname

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

Hardcastle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harden Castle'. Mr. Lower writes,' Must be, I think, a contraction of Harden Castle, the ancient residence of the Scotts of Harden, and a fine specimen to this day of a border fortress, in Roxburghshire' (Patronymica Britannica).

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Hardcastle Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5261:80,0849,116
England3,8851:14,3422,116
Australia7861:34,3464,521
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Canada3691:99,85310,844
New Zealand1471:30,8055,355
Wales961:32,2353,244
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
France161:4,151,420237,746
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Falkland Islands71:44788
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6391:9,2371,381
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6941:72,3617,764

Hardcastle (10) may also be a first name.

Hardcastle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Harden Castle'. Mr. Lower writes,' Must be, I think, a contraction of Harden Castle, the ancient residence of the Scotts of Harden, and a fine specimen to this day of a border fortress, in Roxburghshire' (Patronymica Britannica). This is quite possible. It is found in Northumberland and Durham. I am strongly inclined to this view, but evidence is lacking, so far as my reading goes.

1586. Francis Garladay, sadler, and Ellen Harcastell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1621. Thomas Hartcastle and Katherine Grace: ibid.

1737. Married — Robert Hardcastle and Jane Stabels: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English + Latin) Dweller at the Herd-Castle, i.e., an old earthwork- enclosure where sheep are tended [Middle English herde, Old English heord, a herd; and v. Castle]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Must be, I think, a contraction of Harden Castle, the ancient residence of the Scotts of Harden, and aline specimen to this day of a border fortress, in Roxburghshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Hardencastle; Roxburghshire (?).

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

Hardcastle was the name of an old and influential East Riding family of Masham, Kirkby - Malzeard, and Nidderdale, where they were possessed of considerable landed estates; during the civil wars they suffered for their warm espousal of the cause of King Charles (Fisher's "Masham"). John Hardcastle was mayor of Hull in 1573 (Tickell's "Hull"). Thomas Hardcastle was minister of Bramham in the reign of Charles II. (Th.). Hardcastle Craggs is the name of a locality near Hebden Bridge in the West Riding.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Hardcastle Demographics

Average Hardcastle Salary in
United States

$44,827 USD

Per year
Rank:
584,702 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00119525
Rank: 9,416 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
103.89%
Sample size: 2,274 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Hardcastle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hardcastle occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardcastle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,644th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 687,894 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Hardcastle live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Hardcastle is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,526 people, or 1 in 80,084. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Hardcastle exists in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Hardcastle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hardcastle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hardcastle last name increased 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 289 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hardcastle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hardcastle surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hardcastle are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Hardcastle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 134.59% more than the national average, earning R 557,472 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.43% more than the national average, earning $53,873 CAD per year.

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