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Where Does The Last Name Hards Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Hards is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hards? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 231,484^th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,173,852 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hards live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 949 people, or 1 in 58,712. In England Hards is primarily found in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Kent, where 14 percent live and West Sussex, where 9 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Hards Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hards has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hards last name increased 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 332 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hards Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hards surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hards surname are 3.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hards earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.15% more than the national average, earning R 385,332 per year; in United States they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $50,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.75% more than the national average, earning $58,006 CAD per year.