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
Scholar 1,816
Agricultural Labourer 633
Labourer 306
House Servant 269
At Home 194
Servant 134
Farm Labourer 131
Dress Maker 127
Annuitant 92
Coal Miner 87
Laundress 80
General Servant 79
Carpenter 70
Shoe Maker 67
Pauper 63
House Keeper 62
Tailor 62
Errand Boy 60
Scholar At Home 46
Lace Maker 45
Butcher 45
Gardener 39
Nail Maker 34
Grocer 33
Charwoman 32

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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The surname Hart is the most popular version of all its varients

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