Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HARDING
There are approximately 44,065 people named Harding in the UK. That makes it the 191th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 697 are named Harding.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
HardingeHardin
Hardine
Hardina
Harden
Hardi
Hardig
Hardding
Hardiing
Harddinge
Harddyng
Haiarding
Harading
Haerdin
Hardinc
Harddin
Harddine
Hardind
Hardeing
Haardin
Harddng
Hardigne
Hardening
Hardeng
Hardinage
Hardinan
Hardimin
The Harding surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Har, from here, an army, and ing, a meadow or common. The place where an army was encamped.