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Hart

in the US

There are 108,334 people with the last name "Hart" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Hart 178
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  1. is 174th most common Hansen
  2. is 175th most common Daniels
  3. is 176th most common Hoffman
  4. is 177th most common Weaver
  5. is 178th most common Hart
  6. is 179th most common Peters
  7. is 180th most common Johnston
  8. is 181st most common Grant
  9. is 182nd most common Elliott

Most Common First Names for Hart

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

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.

Recent Searches for "Hart" in the US

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