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 3,286
Agricultural Labourer 578
Labourer 411
Domestic Servant 200
Dress Maker 170
General Servant 148
Laundress 147
Coal Miner 132
House Keeper 115
Annuitant 106
Servant 99
Cotton Weaver 95
Carpenter 93
Miner 74
Tailor 68
Shoe Maker 67
Farm Labourer 60
Lace Maker 54
Butcher 54
Cook 53
Dressmaker 50
Hawker 49
Wife 49
Charwoman 45
Grocer 44

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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