Hardinge Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hardinge 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.

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Hardinge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2281:118,40213,082
England1901:293,25322,497
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Canada701:526,36644,416
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Isle of Man341:2,524513
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales81:196,0527,186
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Hardinge 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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Har, from here, an army, and ing, a meadow or common. The place where an army was encamped.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hardinge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hardinge occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardinge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hardinge is the 444,963rd most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Hardinge reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 118,402. In Australia Hardinge is most numerous in: Victoria, where 26 percent live, Tasmania, where 21 percent live and Western Australia, where 21 percent live. Without taking into account Australia Hardinge occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Hardinge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hardinge has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hardinge surname rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,062 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardinge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hardinge last name is predominantly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hardinge last name are 35.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.76% registered with the party.

The amount Hardinge earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.95% less than the national average, earning R 199,728 per year; in United States they earn 18.47% more than the national average, earning $51,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $58,124 CAD per year.

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