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Hardy

in Iowa

There are 490 people with the last name "Hardy" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Hardy 532
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  1. is 528th most common Hale
  2. is 529th most common Watkins
  3. is 530th most common Frederick
  4. is 531st most common Funk
  5. is 532nd most common Hardy
  6. is 533rd most common Schrader
  7. is 534th most common Shields
  8. is 535th most common Quinn
  9. is 536th most common Timmerman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hardy

Michael, Robert, James, John, Matthew, Ralph, Richard, Charles, David, Kevin

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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Michael Hardy, IA (9 searches)
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