Hardy Name Meaning: Taken from the French 'hardi' meaning 'bold' or 'brave'.
A sobriquet (nickname) which may have been given to someone 'brave' or 'daring'.
Discover how your Hardy ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 23 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 76 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 255 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 137 |
| Derbyshire | 620 |
| Devon | 149 |
| Dorset | 382 |
| Durham | 606 |
| Essex | 373 |
| Gloucestershire | 59 |
| Hampshire | 128 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 72 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 45 |
| Isle of Man | 5 |
| Kent | 47 |
| Lancashire | 746 |
| Leicestershire | 529 |
| Lincolnshire | 597 |
| London | 840 |
| Middlesex | 78 |
| Northumberland | 231 |
| Norfolk | 332 |
| Northamptonshire | 36 |
| Nottinghamshire | 679 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 45 |
| Shropshire | 37 |
| Suffolk | 186 |
| Somerset | 107 |
| Surrey | 126 |
| Sussex | 39 |
| Staffordshire | 128 |
| Warwickshire | 118 |
| Westmorland | 15 |
| Wiltshire | 60 |
| Worcestershire | 17 |
| Yorkshire | 1,655 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 437 |
| Female Servant | 310 |
| Independent | 212 |
| Farmer | 174 |
| Male Servant | 153 |
| Labourer | 127 |
| Shoe Maker | 84 |
| Coal Miner | 62 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 49 |
| Carpenter | 48 |
| Weaver | 48 |
| Ag Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Apprentice | 29 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Gardener | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 25 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Pauper | 22 |
| Stone Mason | 20 |
| Pupil | 19 |
| Mariner | 18 |
| Bricklayer | 18 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hardy | 8,539 |
| William Hardy | 8,150 |
| John Hardy | 7,557 |
| Elizabeth Hardy | 5,357 |
| Thomas Hardy | 4,919 |
| George Hardy | 4,720 |
| Sarah Hardy | 4,351 |
| James Hardy | 3,674 |
| Ann Hardy | 2,810 |
| Joseph Hardy | 2,466 |
| Henry Hardy | 2,387 |
| Jane Hardy | 2,379 |
| Charles Hardy | 2,351 |
| Robert Hardy | 2,177 |
| Annie Hardy | 1,750 |
| Hannah Hardy | 1,740 |
| Eliza Hardy | 1,571 |
| Alice Hardy | 1,566 |
| Emma Hardy | 1,503 |
| Ellen Hardy | 1,423 |
| Margaret Hardy | 1,401 |
| Samuel Hardy | 1,259 |
| Alfred Hardy | 1,249 |
| Arthur Hardy | 1,195 |
| Edward Hardy | 1,149 |