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 4,592
Agricultural Labourer 507
Coal Miner 267
Labourer 258
General Labourer 234
Domestic Servant 220
Dress Maker 198
Laundress 159
General Servant 144
Farm Labourer 115
Cotton Weaver 111
Annuitant 103
Carpenter 99
House Keeper 95
Servant 76
General Servant Domestic 75
Shoe Maker 69
Charwoman 68
No Occupation 59
Tailoress 59
Tailor 58
Gardener 57
Bricklayer 53
Clerk 52
Boot Maker 47

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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