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There are approximately 9,663 people named Hare in the UK. That makes it the 1,088th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 153 are named Hare.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Hare surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HARE. From swiftness of foot. " The family of Hare (of Stow-Bardolpli, Barts.) claimed to be a scion of the house of Harecourt or Harcourt in Lorraine, who were counts of Normandy." Burke's Ext. Barts.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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