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Hardy

in the US

There are 62,769 people with the last name "Hardy" in the United States.

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Hardy 360
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  1. is 356th most common Pena
  2. is 357th most common Blair
  3. is 358th most common Ramsey
  4. is 359th most common Barber
  5. is 360th most common Hardy
  6. is 361st most common Cross
  7. is 362nd most common Dennis
  8. is 363rd most common Gross
  9. is 364th most common Simon

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Hardy

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

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.

Recent Searches for "Hardy" in the US

Since June 2009
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James Hardy (741 searches)
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