Harding Surname
Approximately 154,352 people bear this surname
Harding Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harding.' Two columns of Hardings in the London Directory testify to the position once occupied by this name at the font; v. Hardwin.
Hugh Harding, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHarding Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53,232 | 1:6,809 | 802 |
| England | 36,293 | 1:1,535 | 173 |
| Sierra Leone | 23,353 | 1:304 | 51 |
| Australia | 15,458 | 1:1,746 | 215 |
| Canada | 8,246 | 1:4,468 | 627 |
| South Africa | 3,524 | 1:15,374 | 1,938 |
| Wales | 2,777 | 1:1,114 | 102 |
| New Zealand | 2,466 | 1:1,836 | 241 |
| Ireland | 1,201 | 1:3,921 | 676 |
| Jamaica | 1,186 | 1:2,420 | 380 |
| Scotland | 711 | 1:7,530 | 1,145 |
| Barbados | 452 | 1:636 | 172 |
| Bahamas | 365 | 1:1,073 | 205 |
| Germany | 364 | 1:221,169 | 24,820 |
| Panama | 362 | 1:10,807 | 939 |
| France | 348 | 1:190,870 | 29,709 |
| Northern Ireland | 343 | 1:5,379 | 1,010 |
| Thailand | 297 | 1:237,840 | 40,329 |
| Guyana | 292 | 1:2,610 | 477 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 282 | 1:4,837 | 786 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Spain | 236 | 1:198,102 | 13,616 |
| Liberia | 219 | 1:20,130 | 2,032 |
| Netherlands | 196 | 1:86,159 | 14,300 |
| Denmark | 155 | 1:36,418 | 3,793 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Sweden | 100 | 1:98,468 | 7,152 |
| Isle of Man | 95 | 1:903 | 137 |
| Chile | 89 | 1:197,938 | 6,300 |
| Philippines | 77 | 1:1,314,782 | 98,554 |
| Singapore | 77 | 1:71,529 | 2,869 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Ivory Coast | 67 | 1:344,347 | 12,387 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Guernsey | 59 | 1:1,092 | 205 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Malaysia | 48 | 1:614,463 | 29,648 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Zimbabwe | 37 | 1:417,250 | 37,018 |
| Costa Rica | 33 | 1:144,851 | 2,103 |
| Mexico | 28 | 1:4,433,079 | 27,489 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | 1:2,556 | 317 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Colombia | 19 | 1:2,514,425 | 13,479 |
| Jersey | 19 | 1:5,221 | 1,083 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Japan | 17 | 1:7,520,253 | 43,528 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Ghana | 15 | 1:1,801,379 | 11,532 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| Hungary | 11 | 1:892,389 | 45,166 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Niue | 10 | 1:161 | 22 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Gambia | 6 | 1:320,575 | 540 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Grenada | 5 | 1:21,707 | 1,054 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 1:4,161,712 | 12,121 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Gabon | 2 | 1:944,597 | 6,773 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1:13,630,784 | 7,358 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 719 | 1:6,161 | 989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20,579 | 1:1,184 | 132 |
| Wales | 960 | 1:1,634 | 110 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:41,134 | 3,094 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:2,162 | 357 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:3,392 | 374 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,261 | 1:4,460 | 554 |
Harding (2,109) may also be a first name.
Harding Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Harding.' Two columns of Hardings in the London Directory testify to the position once occupied by this name at the font; v. Hardwin.
Hugh Harding, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicol Harding, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Robert fil. Harding. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Maurice fil. Harding. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Nicholas fil. Hardinge: Fine Roll, 6 Henry II.
Johannes Hardyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Hardyng, 1379: ibid.
(English) H(E)ard’s Son [the Domesday Harding-Old English h(e)ard, hard, brave, firm + the son suff., -ing] H(e)arding was a poetical Anglo-Saxon term for a Warrior, Hero.
“Hard One” in Old English.
(English) Descendant of Hardwin or Harding (firm, friend); the son of Hard (firm).
"The Hardings-in Anglo-Saxon Heardingas, in Old Norse Haddingjar-were celebrated as an illustrious and heroic race. Grimm supposes them to have been an Eastlying people of the Danes and Swedes. (Deutsch Myth.)" Ferguson. The late Lord Hardinge claimed to be descended from a Danish family settled near Derby. The Domesday forms are Harding, Hardingus, Hardinc and Filius Harding. The soft sound given to the G, when the E final is employed, seems to be a modern affectation, quite unworthy of this sturdy old race.
Local. Har, from here, an army, and ing, a meadow or common. The place where an army was encamped.
From the Old Norse, Haddingr; from the Danish, Harding; from the Swedish, Hardin; personal name Harding, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book., held lands which he had occupied temp. Edw. Conf. in Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire.
Harding. —Mostly confined to the south - west of England, being at present best represented in Somerset and Wilts. Its disconnected occurrence in other parts of England is, however, noticeable.
Harding Demographics
Average Male Harding Height
177 cm
Average Female Harding Height
163.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harding Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harding Come From? nationality or country of origin
Harding is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harding? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,641st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 47,214 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Harding are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 163,741st most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 2,109 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 53,232 people, or 1 in 6,809. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 124 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Sierra Leone, where 15 percent live.
Harding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Harding has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harding surname rose 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 781 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Harding Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Harding surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Harding last name are 10.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.71% registered with the political party.
The amount Harding earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning 364,914 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.54% more than the national average, earning R 398,136 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $23,969,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,098 CAD per year.
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Harding Reference & Research
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