Hardiment Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hardiment Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hardimund'; compare Hardfish, and v. Hardy. The suffix -mond or -mund is frequently found modified into -ment; compare Garment or Rayment.

Hardiment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:511,17532,340
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037

Hardiment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hardimund'; compare Hardfish, and v. Hardy. The suffix -mond or -mund is frequently found modified into -ment; compare Garment or Rayment.

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

From the Old Norse, Hjörtmundr; from the Flemish, Hardman, Hartman; from the Dutch, Hardeman; from the German, Hartman; a personal name.

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

Hardiment Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hardiment is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardiment? popularity and diffusion

Hardiment is the 1,343,156th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Hardiment occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Hardiment reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hardiment is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 511,175. In England Hardiment is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 16 percent reside, Norfolk, where 16 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside. Outside of England Hardiment is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Hardiment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hardiment has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hardiment surname rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardiment Last Name Statistics demography

Hardiment earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning $64,116 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hardimment950/
Hardimen945/
Hardyment8943/
Hardement893/
Ardimen881/
Ardement8228/
Hardemen8213/
Hardimin8210/
Hartdemen781/
Ordimen757/
Ardemen751/
Jardimn751/
Hardemn751/
Hardemin710/
Gardemen710/
Hardemion6716/
Hardeminck637/
Chordimina631/
Gardemin5944/

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