Hardesty Surname

35,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,815 people bear this surname

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

Hardesty Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardolfsty,' i.e. the sty of Hardolf, Hardolf being the personal name (one of the endless compounds of Ulf) of the original settler; compare Thorpinsty Hall, Cartmel, in Furness, which means the sty of Thorpin, now the surname Turpin.

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Hardesty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,5321:24,9423,134
England2271:245,45419,989
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Norway61:857,04855,549
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
East Timor11:1,215,928507
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3301:21,5532,719

Hardesty (22) may also be a first name.

Hardesty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardolfsty,' i.e. the sty of Hardolf, Hardolf being the personal name (one of the endless compounds of Ulf) of the original settler; compare Thorpinsty Hall, Cartmel, in Furness, which means the sty of Thorpin, now the surname Turpin. A sty was a pen, enclosure, cabin, generally for cattle, poultry, or swine, hence pig-sty. The Hardistys hail from the parish of Fewston, seven miles from Otley. The name is still familiar there, and Hardisty Hill is a spot there. The Hardistys (chiefly farmers) have probably not moved from their home for six centuries.

Johannes de Hardolfsty, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Stephanus de Hardolfsty, 1379: ibid.

These instances come from Timble Great (Villa de Tymble), a village in the parish of Fewston. The little stock has ramified well. Many of our largest represented surnames hail from a single pair located in a small spot A large family of boys, who marry, and beget boys, soon sets the ball rolling.

1687. Married — Benjamin Oakeley and Grace Hardistey: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Herd-Sty [O.E, heord, a herd + stigu, a sty, pen] 2 the Herd-Path [Old English stíg, a path] (English or Scandinavian) Dweller at Hardolf’s Sty [Old English stigu = Old Norse stí] Hardolfsty occurs in the Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hardesty Last Name Facts

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

Hardesty occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardesty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hardesty is the 35,643rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 491,903 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hardesty live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hardesty is also the 2,301,746th most common first name in the world, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 14,532 people, or 1 in 24,942. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent reside, Kentucky, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Hardesty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hardesty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hardesty surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardesty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hardesty are 22.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.2% being registered with the political party.

Hardesty earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hardiesty9415/
Hardestey944/
Harddesty941/
Hardestyh940/
Ardesty931/
Hardiestey891/
Hardisty883,534/
Hardesti8813/
Hordesty882/
Gardesty881/
Hardysty880/
Hardesta880/
Hardester82524/
Hardestie8217/
Hardistey822/
Ardesti80213/
Ardesta8020/
Ardiesta7510/
Hordesta757/
Hardisti751/
Ardester751/
Hardista751/
Hordisty750/
Hardiste750/
Hardister71601/
Hordester711/
Khardisti711/
Ordesta67274/
Ardista6789/
Ordeste6713/
Ardisti6711/
Ardiste671/
Hartdister671/
Hordista63353/
Ardister63171/
Ardhishta593/
Ordista53274/
Ordister501/

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