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Hardy

in Illinois

There are 2,252 people with the last name "Hardy" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Hardy 398
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  1. is 394th most common Petersen
  2. is 395th most common Sharp
  3. is 396th most common Summers
  4. is 397th most common Gill
  5. is 398th most common Hardy
  6. is 399th most common Wolfe
  7. is 400th most common Schmitt
  8. is 401st most common Christensen
  9. is 402nd most common Higgins

Similar Names and Nicknames

Harding, Hardin, Harden, Hardwick, Hardesty, Harder, Hardman, Hardison, Hardee, Hardaway

Most Common First Names for Hardy

James, John, Michael, Robert, David, William, Thomas, Richard, Brian, Charles

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and French: nickname for a brave or foolhardy man, from Old French, Middle English hardi ‘bold’, ‘courageous’ (of Germanic origin; compare Hard 1).

Irish: in addition to being an importation of the English name, this is also found as an Anglicized form (by partial translation) of Gaelic Mac Giolla Deacair ‘son of the hard lad’.

Scottish: variant spelling of Hardie 2.

FOREBEARS Bearers of the surname Hardy from Anjou and Normandy are documented in Quebec city in 1669. The secondary surnames Châtillon, Jolicoeur, De Joncaire are documented.

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