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

Hardridge, 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 Hardridge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hardridge in America

Hardridge is the 98553rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hardridge surname appeared 184 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hardridge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hardridge 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 Hardridge

The surname HARDRIDGE is of English origin, first appearing in the early 13th century in the county of Wiltshire. It is thought to derive from the Old English words "hearde" meaning hard or firm, and "hrycg" meaning ridge or back. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a prominent ridge or hilltop.

The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears to be Hardrigge in the Wiltshire Pipe Rolls of 1242. Similar early variants include Hardrigg (1327, Yorkshire), Hardrigge (1379, Northumberland), and Hardridge (1455, Oxfordshire). These variants likely arose from regional dialects and phonetic spellings.

In the 16th century, the HARDRIDGE name is found in parish records across southern England, particularly in Wiltshire, Somerset, and Gloucestershire. One John Hardridge was recorded in the Wiltshire Muster Roll of 1539. An Alice Hardridge married William Smythe in Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire in 1582.

The HARDRIDGE surname seems to have connections to several place names, including Hardridge Farm in Wiltshire, Hardridge Common in Somerset, and the lost village of Hardridge in Gloucestershire. These may have been among the earliest homes of families bearing the name.

Notable bearers of the HARDRIDGE name throughout history include:

• Sir Thomas Hardridge (1561-1629), an English politician who served as Sheriff of Wiltshire.
• Reverend William Hardridge (1672-1741), a Church of England clergyman in Salisbury.
• Elizabeth Hardridge (1793-1864), a pioneering educator who founded a school for girls in Bath.
• Henry Hardridge (1824-1897), an English landscape painter known for his depictions of the Wiltshire countryside.
• Captain James Hardridge (1876-1918), who served in the Royal Navy and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry during World War I.

While once relatively common in the west of England, the HARDRIDGE surname has become quite rare in modern times. However, its origins stretch back over 700 years to the rural landscapes of medieval Wiltshire and neighboring counties.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hardridge

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

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 Hardridge 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 Hardridge 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 Hardridge was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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