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 2,547
Agricultural Labourer 668
Labourer 250
House Servant 159
Dress Maker 155
Coal Miner 138
Laundress 136
Servant 117
House Keeper 97
Shoe Maker 74
General Servant 74
Farm Labourer 70
Cotton Weaver 66
Domestic Servant 64
Carpenter 56
Carter 53
Lace Maker 52
Tailor 45
Butcher 42
House Maid 41
Cook 41
Nurse 40
Nail Maker 40
Silk Weaver 37
Blacksmith 36

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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