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 3,715
Agricultural Labourer 347
General Labourer 330
Coal Miner 326
Domestic Servant 214
Living On Own Means 204
Dress Maker 196
Labourer 187
Cotton Weaver 150
Laundress 139
Living On Her Own Means 126
General Servant Domestic 123
Farmer 118
General Servant 110
Farm Labourer 97
Tailor 83
Carpenter 80
Gardener 78
Clerk 77
House Keeper 71
Butcher 64
General Domestic Servant 60
Tailoress 60
Blacksmith 58
Grocer 58

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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