Hart Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hart Name Meaning: An adult deer or 'stag'. Also hart meaning 'hard'.

An English/Northern Germany name which may have been given to someone that owned male deer or a nickname given to someone 'hard'or 'strong'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hart Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hart family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 654
Female Servant 464
Independent 287
Labourer 249
Male Servant 170
Farmer 144
Shoe Maker 85
Carpenter 82
Weaver 80
Dress Maker 50
Tailor 48
Ag Labourer 46
Cotton Weaver 45
Clerk 45
Baker 43
Apprentice 43
Gardener 38
Butcher 38
Pauper 37
Coal Miner 37
Laundress 33
Ag Lab 31
Mariner 31
Servant 30
Lace Maker 27

Hart Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hart 100% 168,859
2 Hurt 75% 12,426
3 Heart 80% 4,010
4 Hort 75% 2,681
5 Harte 80% 1,821
6 Hert 75% 973
7 Hartt 80% 520
8 Heriot 50% 281
9 Hirt 75% 281
10 Huart 80% 217
11 Huret 60% 196
12 Haret 80% 166
13 Hartie 67% 158
14 Hiret 60% 135
15 Hurat 60% 109
16 Hirot 60% 108

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