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HARD

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There are approximately 592 people named Hard in the UK. That makes it the 9,621th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Hard.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

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Hardai
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The Hard surname in historical dictionaries

HARD. A quay or landing place ; a hard, that is a safe place for debarkation. The â– word occurs in several dialects, and a wellknown instance of it as a topographical term is the 'Common Hard,' at Portsmouth.

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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