Find out how popular the last name Hardee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hardee.

Hardee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hardee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hardee in America

Hardee is the 5531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hardee surname appeared 6,283 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hardee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hardee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hardee

The surname Hardee is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Old English words "hærde" or "hærdæ," which referred to a herd or group of cattle or other livestock. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname, referring to someone who worked as a herdsman or cattle farmer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hardee can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Harde" and "Hardey," indicating its evolution over time.

In the 13th century, the name Hardee was prominent in the county of Essex, particularly in the areas around Colchester and Maldon. Records from this period show individuals with the surname Hardee holding land and property in these regions.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Hardee family established a presence in other parts of England, including Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Notable individuals from this time include John Hardee (1570-1638), a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of York, and William Hardee (1623-1691), a clergyman who served as the rector of St. Mary's Church in Lincolnshire.

In the 18th century, the name Hardee was associated with several military figures. One of the most notable was Sir Henry Hardee (1735-1812), a British Army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and later became Governor of Gibraltar.

The 19th century saw the Hardee name spread across the Atlantic to the United States. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was William J. Hardee (1815-1873), a U.S. Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and later joined the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, becoming a lieutenant general.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hardee include Sir Charles Hardee (1857-1934), a British diplomat and politician who served as the Governor of Mauritius, and Edith Hardee (1874-1958), an American author and poet who published several collections of works in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hardee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hardee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hardee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hardee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hardee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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