Hardwicke Surname

263,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Hardwicke Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardwick.' (1) A very small hamlet in the parish of Astoncum-Aughton, Yorkshire; (a) East Hardwick, a township and village in the old parish of Pontefract, Yorkshire; (3) West Hardwick, a hamlet in the parish of Wragby, Yorkshire Also other spots in Derbyshire, Shropshire &c.

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Hardwicke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4701:771,18959,919
England4351:128,08712,755
Australia2971:90,89510,420
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Canada591:624,50251,218
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2441:99,89910,088
Wales201:78,4213,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Hardwicke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hardwick.' (1) A very small hamlet in the parish of Astoncum-Aughton, Yorkshire; (a) East Hardwick, a township and village in the old parish of Pontefract, Yorkshire; (3) West Hardwick, a hamlet in the parish of Wragby, Yorkshire Also other spots in Derbyshire, Shropshire &c.

Robert de Herdewyk, Camb. and Hunts, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry de Herdewyk, Camb. and Hunts, ibid.

Ermina de Herdwych, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia de Hardwyk, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes de Herdewik, 1379: ibid.

Robertus de Hardewyk, 1379: ibid.

1609. James Williams and Anne Hardwicke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1621. Humphreye Hardwicke, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(English) belonging to Hardwick = the Herd (Marsh-) Pasture or Place [Old English heord, a herd (heorde, a shepherd), + wíc, pasture, marsh, place] Hardwick, Northants, and Hardwick, Warw., occur as Heordewíc in Anglo- Sax. charters.

Heorogár [Old English heoro-, heoru-, fierce, bloody], found in Beówulf (121 &c.), has been confused with Heregár Hardly for Harcourt.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hardwick (sheep pasture), the name of several places in England.

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

Parishes, &c., in cos. Cambridge, Gloucester, Norfolk, Oxon, Suffolk, Worcester, York, Derby, Warwick, Bucks, Northampton, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cambridgeshire, Derbyshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Hardwicks are established in various parts of England, and in most cases they have taken the name of a place in the county.

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

Hardwicke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hardwicke occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hardwicke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 263,032nd most commonly used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,890,970 people. The last name Hardwicke is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Hardwicke reside; 39 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in British Isles.

Hardwicke is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 771,189. In The United States Hardwicke is most numerous in: California, where 17 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and Virginia, where 14 percent live. Not including The United States Hardwicke occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Hardwicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hardwicke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hardwicke surname increased 1,382 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 665 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hardwicke Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Hardwicke surname are 4.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hardwicke earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.12% more than the national average, earning R 306,840 per year; in United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $49,120 CAD per year.

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