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 | 24 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 73 |
| Cambridgeshire | 161 |
| Channel Islands | 43 |
| Cheshire | 531 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 127 |
| Derbyshire | 1,028 |
| Devon | 171 |
| Dorset | 381 |
| Durham | 1,869 |
| Essex | 894 |
| Gloucestershire | 117 |
| Hampshire | 386 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 99 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 273 |
| Lancashire | 2,076 |
| Leicestershire | 765 |
| Lincolnshire | 805 |
| London | 2,223 |
| Middlesex | 504 |
| Northumberland | 696 |
| Norfolk | 391 |
| Northamptonshire | 133 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,498 |
| Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 38 |
| Suffolk | 197 |
| Somerset | 106 |
| Surrey | 413 |
| Sussex | 131 |
| Staffordshire | 392 |
| Warwickshire | 395 |
| Westmorland | 10 |
| Wiltshire | 71 |
| Worcestershire | 137 |
| Yorkshire | 3,933 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 147 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 223 |
| General Labourer | 215 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 163 |
| Dress Maker | 154 |
| General Servant Domestic | 137 |
| Farmer | 114 |
| Scholar | 91 |
| Cook Domestic | 75 |
| Domestic Servant | 75 |
| Cotton Weaver | 57 |
| Coal Miner | 50 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 48 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 48 |
| Laundress Wash | 47 |
| School | 47 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 45 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 44 |
| Tailor | 41 |
| Bricklayer | 40 |
| House Keeper | 40 |
| Carpenter | 39 |
| House Maid Domestic | 39 |
| Servant Domestic | 39 |
| Railway Clerk | 38 |
| House Painter | 36 |
| 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 |