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Hart

in Rhode Island

There are 385 people with the last name "Hart" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Hart 225
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  1. is 221st most common Rego
  2. is 222nd most common Reed
  3. is 223rd most common Foster
  4. is 224th most common Farrell
  5. is 225th most common Hart
  6. is 226th most common Stewart
  7. is 227th most common Vincent
  8. is 228th most common Fournier
  9. is 229th most common George

Most Common First Names for Hart

Richard, James, Robert, David, Timothy, Beverly, Jennifer, John, Kevin, Susan

Meaning & History

English and North German: from a personal name or nickname meaning ‘stag’, Middle English hert, Middle Low German hërte, harte.

German: variant spelling of Hardt 1 and 2.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or a nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirt ‘descendant of Art’, a byname meaning ‘bear’, ‘hero’. The English name became established in Ireland in the 17th century.

French: from an Old French word meaning ‘rope’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker or a hangman.

Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch hart, hert ‘hard’, ‘strong’, ‘ruthless’, ‘unruly’.

FOREBEARS This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. Stephen Hart was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.

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