Hardie Surname
Approximately 19,192 people bear this surname
Hardie Surname Definition:
From Old French hardi, bold, daring. Hardy is a common French surname. (1) The tale of Malcolm Ceannmor addressing the first Hardy, after he had performed a William Tell exploit, "Hardy thou are and Hardy thou shalt be" (Celt. Mon., VII, 137), is nonsense.
Read More About This SurnameHardie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,673 | 1:63,892 | 7,478 |
| England | 3,393 | 1:16,421 | 2,385 |
| Scotland | 3,297 | 1:1,624 | 293 |
| Australia | 2,907 | 1:9,286 | 1,387 |
| Canada | 1,599 | 1:23,043 | 3,130 |
| New Zealand | 919 | 1:4,927 | 791 |
| South Africa | 379 | 1:142,949 | 16,392 |
| Jamaica | 231 | 1:12,424 | 1,256 |
| Wales | 87 | 1:35,569 | 3,540 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Germany | 47 | 1:1,712,882 | 99,068 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Northern Ireland | 36 | 1:51,251 | 4,273 |
| Ireland | 36 | 1:130,804 | 6,280 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Andorra | 33 | 1:2,541 | 482 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,277 | 1:1,142 | 201 |
| England | 638 | 1:38,206 | 4,917 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,119 | 1:44,878 | 5,189 |
Hardie (1,700) may also be a first name.
Hardie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Old French hardi, bold, daring. Hardy is a common French surname. (1) The tale of Malcolm Ceannmor addressing the first Hardy, after he had performed a William Tell exploit, "Hardy thou are and Hardy thou shalt be" (Celt. Mon., VII, 137), is nonsense. William Hardy of Lanarkshire rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). Alexander Hardy is in record in Arnbroath, 1505 (RAA., a, 440), and William Herdy of Orkney had a respite for his share in the battle of Summerdale, 1529 (RSS., II, 3151). Robert Hardy, latimus, church of Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, 1519 (Soltre, p. 183), and William Hardie, unicorn pursuivant, 1566 (RPC I, p. 480). Alexander Hardie appears in Meikle Tippertie, 1633 (SCM., III, p. 95), and the name is found in Lauderdale from 1643. Several Hardies are recorded in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (2) The Hardies of Crathie and Crathienard, originally Machardies, which see, were a wild and extravagant race (Invercauld, p. 260). Hardye 1586. Magnus Hardie or Hairdy was a witness in Kirkwall, 1613 (OSR., p. 277—278).
= Hardy, q.v.
(French, Scottish, English) Descendant of Hardi, a short form of Hardouin (bold, friend); one who came from Hardy (Hard’s island), in Lancashire.
A northern spelling of Hardy.
Hardie Demographics
Average Hardie Salary in
United States
$44,815 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hardie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hardie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hardie is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hardie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hardie is the 28,007th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 379,718 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Hardie live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 186,410th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,700 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,673 people, or 1 in 63,892. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Scotland, where 17 percent reside.
Hardie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hardie has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 532 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,088 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hardie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (34%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hardie last name are 7.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.87% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hardie earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.15% less than the national average, earning 331,722 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.28% more than the national average, earning R 335,724 per year; in United States they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $44,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,172 CAD per year.
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Hardie Reference & Research
Hardy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Hardy FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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