Hardeman Surname

62,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hardeman Surname Definition:

Willelmus Hardy, marchaunt.

Thomas Hardy, hostiler.

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Hardeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5511:65,2967,626
Netherlands1,5681:10,7701,481
England2231:249,85720,242
Belgium1961:58,6569,495
France1701:390,72257,689
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada661:558,26746,632
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0421:48,1955,504

The alternate forms: Härdeman (17) are calculated separately.

Hardeman (66) may also be a first name.

Hardeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the servant of Hardy,' not to be confounded with Hartman, which see. The following occur as householders of Tadcaster in 1379 (Poll Tax of Yorkshire.):

Willelmus Hardy, marchaunt.

Thomas Hardy, hostiler.

Henricus Hardyman.

Radulfus Hardyman.

Matilda serviens Hardy.

Ricardus Hardyman.

It is quite clear from the above that the Hardys were the masters and the Hardymans the servants. Thus the latter belong to the same class as Matthewman, Ladyman, Vickerman, Jackman, flee, which see. The surname lived as Hardyman till the 16th century. 'John Hardyman, prebend of Chester, 1563' (Ormerod's Cheshire) Every town in Yorkshire has one or two Hardmans in its directory, which is the settled modern form.

1575. Buried — John Hardyman: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

According to an old superstition, a man "who by eating a certain herb became impervious to shot, except the shot was made of silver." Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Hardiman, Hartman (perhaps the inverse of Maynard); from Gr. hart-mund, a strong man.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hardman was a Rochdale name in the 16th century (F.), and it still remains there. Joseph Hardman was a Manchester boroughreeve in 1796 (B.).

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

Hardeman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hardeman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Härdeman. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardeman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,182nd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 902,371 people. The last name Hardeman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Hardeman are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 66 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,551 people, or 1 in 65,296. In The United States Hardeman is mostly found in: Texas, where 28 percent are found, Georgia, where 22 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 19 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Hardeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hardeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hardeman surname expanded 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hardeman surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hardeman last name are 9.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Hardeman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.35% less than the national average, earning $39,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $50,260 CAD per year.

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