Hardley Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hardley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hardley = the Herd-Lea [Old English heord(e, a herd + leáh]

Hardley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
England961:580,39635,131
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Australia331:818,05251,601
Costa Rica141:341,4343,425
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Hardley (496) may also be a first name.

Hardley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hardley = the Herd-Lea [Old English heord(e, a herd + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hardley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hardley is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardley? popularity and diffusion

Hardley is the 490,615th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,796,364 people. The surname Hardley is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Hardley reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 381,018th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 496 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 337 people, or 1 in 1,075,546. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Virginia, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Hardley occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 18 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Hardley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hardley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hardley last name grew 383 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hardley surname are 9.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hardley earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $41,649 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heardley9310/
Chardley932/
Harddley930/
Ardley921,174/
Hardle92162/
Hardly9240/
Eardley864,778/
Gardley86225/
Hordley8675/
Haerdle8633/
Hardlei8633/
Hardler8629/
Herdley867/
Hardlee862/
Hardlay861/
Jardley861/
Ardle83186/
Ardly833/
Ardilley8084/
Hardless8061/
Chardler808/
Hardille803/
Earrdley802/
Chardlee801/
Cheardly801/
Hardelle801/
Erdley77522/
Herdle77189/
Ardler77119/
Hordle77116/
Eardly7799/
Ardlie7775/
Härdle7748/
Ordley7738/
Hördle7714/
Hardli7714/
Jardle779/
Aardle774/
Ardles773/
Gardle772/
Aurdle771/
Ardlet771/
Gardly770/
Ardlay770/
Eardle770/
Hardellet7553/
Chardelle752/
Hardiller751/
Gordley71523/
Ardilly7174/
Hördler7172/
Ardelle7124/
Ardille7117/
Härdler712/
Hardliz712/
Hordles711/
Khardli711/
Ardlaya711/
Hardlia711/
Herdlee711/
Horddle710/
Jardlee710/
Ardlett710/
Eardlie710/
Gardelle671,249/
Erdle671,078/
Ardiller6795/
Ardli6767/
Gardille6752/
Ardilles6750/
Ardla6732/
Jardelle676/
Hardilli675/
Gardelly672/
Ardillez672/
Ordle672/
Hardlich671/
Ordly671/
Heirdler670/

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