Hardin Surname

9,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,336 people bear this surname

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

Hardin Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Hardwin or Harding (firm, friend); the son of Hard (firm).

Hardin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States55,9091:6,483765
Indonesia7691:171,97616,678
Philippines5801:174,54928,260
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Australia1071:252,29623,217
France1041:638,68083,098
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
England831:671,30238,633
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Mauritius471:27,5205,467
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
India211:36,526,923420,161
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Panama81:489,0328,962
Guam81:20,0153,029
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,7021:5,771718

The alternate forms: Härdin (193) are calculated separately.

Hardin (4,416) may also be a first name.

Hardin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Hardwin or Harding (firm, friend); the son of Hard (firm).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hardin Last Name Facts

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

Hardin (Hindi: हरदीन, Marathi: हरदीन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Härdin. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hardin is the 9,686th most frequently used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 124,924 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hardin are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 103,724th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 4,416 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 55,909 people, or 1 in 6,483. In The United States Hardin is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Kentucky, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Hardin occurs in 64 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Hardin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hardin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hardin surname increased 642 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hardin surname are 17.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hardin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.46% more than the national average, earning R 376,572 per year; in United States they earn 7.13% less than the national average, earning $40,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.51% more than the national average, earning $62,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härdin94193/
Harding92154,352/
Chardin922,119/
Harduin92761/
Khardin92760/
Hardien92316/
Hardind924/
Hayrdin922/
Harddin922/
Haardin922/
Hardinq921/
Ahardin921/
Hairdin920/
Hardint920/
Heardin920/
Haerdin920/
Ardin913,205/
Hardn915/
Hayredin868,570/
Hairedin862,918/
Khardina862,522/
Chardina86116/
Khairdin8641/
Hartding8628/
Haarding8619/
Hearding8612/
Hardding865/
Harrding865/
Charding862/
Hasrddin861/
Hardinng861/
Haardien861/
Harden8339,249/
Jardin8320,368/
Gardin838,467/
Ardina833,705/
Arduin831,307/
Herdin83646/
Ardion83315/
Arding83267/
Hardyn83180/
Hardim8373/
Hardén8343/
Hordin8340/
Ardien8323/
Hördin8310/
Arddin837/
Ardinn837/
Hardne836/
Eardin835/
Hardng833/
Aardin831/
Ardind831/
Chardn831/
Chardinne8034/
Hairetdin8029/
Ardn8014/
Khairddin803/
Khairedin802/
Khaurddin801/
Jhaurddin801/
Hayretdin801/
Hardinová801/
Chairedin801/
Haireddin801/
Hairredin801/
Heyrdin772,093/
Hourdin77870/
Gardina77771/
Herdien77378/
Hardeen77291/
Haerden77180/
Hearden77131/
Hörding7777/
Herrdin7770/
Khardyn7751/
Khordin7746/
Airdien7733/
Hording7731/
Hardeng7725/
Ayredin7725/
Horrdin7719/
Charden7717/
Haarden7712/
Kharden778/
Gardijn778/
Aarding776/
Chardyn775/
Hardnck772/
Hartden772/
Airedin772/
Gardion772/
Hordien772/
Heirdin772/
Hoordin772/
Hardent771/
Herddin771/
Hardden771/
Hardemn771/
Hardimg771/
Hardoen771/
Hairden771/
Harrden771/
Aurdina771/
Jaardin771/
Jarddin771/
Hardyon771/
Hardäng771/
Hardaen771/
Gairdin771/
Airdion771/
Heerdin771/
Earding770/
Heurdin770/
Gaurdin770/
Gardinn770/
Khaireddin7546/
Khayretdin757/
Khayreddin751/
Arden736,515/
Erdin736,071/
Ordin731,368/
Ardnt7371/
Ardyn7337/
Ardim7313/
Ardne7312/
Gardn739/
Aardn732/
Airdn732/
Jardn732/
Ardnn731/
Hordn730/
Hardenne71753/
Khardyna7171/
Heiredin7136/
Chardeen7124/
Ardinova7122/
Haardeng7121/
Khordina7116/
Hardentt719/
Heyredin719/
Hayreden714/
Hayrtdinova712/
Khairedinne711/
Khardeen711/
Hairdeen711/
Hayredne711/
Kheirdin711/
Hardtden710/
Heardenk710/
Hardehen710/
Heareden710/
Garden6711,522/
Gordin673,566/
Herden673,551/
Jarden671,374/
Ordina671,316/
Aarden67802/
Ording67715/
Aerden67571/
Horden67562/
Jordin67330/
Hordyn67314/
Gardyn67285/
Ardaen67170/
Ardent67117/
Jardín6747/
Hardem6733/
Khairdeen6717/
Härdne6715/
Hardenová6712/
Härdén6712/
Jardén6710/
Hordinová679/
Hardynová679/
Ardeen678/
Hardyń676/
Gardín676/
Kheiredin674/
Ardehn674/
Earden673/
Heyreddin673/
Jardìn673/
Örding673/
Ardyna672/
Airden672/
Hordnt671/
Arrden671/
Ardeng671/
Ajrdim671/
Härden671/
Herdén671/
Ourdin671/
Ardyon671/
Ordien670/

Hardin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hardin in the Hindi language
हरदीनharadina83.33
हर्दीनhardina11.11
हारदीनharadina5.56
Hardin in the Marathi language
हरदीनharadina61.11
हरिदनharidana38.89

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