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
Living On Own Means 332
General Labourer 293
Scholar 193
Dress Maker 188
General Servant Domestic 178
Cotton Weaver 151
Coal Miner Hewer 136
Cook Domestic 131
Farmer 128
Laundress Wash 125
Agricultural Labourer 116
Domestic Servant 100
School 89
Carpenter 82
Dressmaker 80
Charwoman 75
Tailoress 66
Housemaid Domestic 65
Tailor 65
House Maid Domestic 64
Servant Domestic 58
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 58
Bricklayer 56
House Keeper Domestic 53
Dock Labourer 52

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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