The Harder surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,665 people carried this name — #3,676 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 9,863 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

753 people named Harder live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

St. Gallen 163
Zurich 162
Thurgau 115
Bern 52
Schwyz 41
Aargau 38
Solothurn 30
Geneva 27

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 69 people named Harder live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santiago del Estero.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santiago del Estero 48
La Pampa 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 36 people named Harder.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Bas-Rhin 5
Haut-Rhin 5
Moselle 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 3
Marne 2
Gard 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

28 people named Harder have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 61 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 26
Pomeranian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

187 people named Harder is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 187

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Harder in American newspapers,
1894–1913.

Newspaper page from Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette carrying the name Harder
Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette 1913-10-15
Newspaper page from The Helena Independent carrying the name Harder
The Helena Independent 1894-08-27
Newspaper page from Aberdeen Herald carrying the name Harder
Aberdeen Herald 1912-11-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,115 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Harder in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

5,014 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harder. The most, 835, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 2,237
New South Wales 1,108
Victoria 704
Queensland 462
Western Australia 346
Tasmania 87
ACT (Canberra) 53
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Harder.

Who carried it

People named Harder,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adam-Henning Harder d. 1659 · jurist
  • Carl Harder d. 1922 · talent agent
  • Hermann Jacob Harder d. 1723
  • Wolfgang Harder d. 1583
  • Alice Harder d. 1943
  • Matern Harder 1500–1525 · master builder

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Harder,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,859 records

1,859 records of the Harder name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 899
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 276
  • Other U.S. records 684
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Curtis N. Harder

    Born 1918 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles, California; aircraft worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Nevada.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew L. Harder

    Born 1906 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks; hotel manager from St Louis City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1974, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert W. Harder

    Born 1922 in Nebraska. Enlisted 1942 at Omaha; welder from Sarpy County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,859 records for Harder in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Netherlands3,169 records

3,169 records of the Harder name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,686
  • Dutch population registers 1,316
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 167
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Saakjen Harder

    Married in 1841 in Vollenhove; shopkeeper. Died 1845 in Hasselt, aged 39.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Arie Harder

    Married in 1933 in Anna Paulowna; painter. Died 1947 in Alkmaar, aged 38.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Catharina Harder

    Married in 1845 in Amsterdam; seamstress. Died 1896 in Leeuwarden, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 3,169 records for Harder in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany1,230 records

1,230 records of the Harder name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,219
  • German emigration and citizenship files 10
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Harder

    Born 1879; from Weitendorf, Güstrow. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 8 November 1915; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 2 January 1917 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 69).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Anastasia Harder

    Left Hegne for America in 1865.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Harder

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Marklkofen in 1842.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Landshut (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,230 records for Harder in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Switzerland514 records

514 records of the Harder name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Felix Harder

    Married in 1793 in Stammheim, canton of Zürich; of Uerschhausen Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Harder

    Married in 1781 in Gachnang, canton of Zürich; of Buch Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Andreas Harder

    Married in 1673 in Trüllikon, canton of Zürich; of Rudolfingen.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 514 records for Harder in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia118 records

118 records of the Harder name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 64
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 24
  • Other Australian records 30
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Harder

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Triton, sailing from London in 1842. Native of Winterbourne, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Harder

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Friedeburg, aged 3.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Walter E. Harder

    Former foreman of Brighton B, Victoria; died 1960.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 118 records for Harder in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada59 records

59 records of the Harder name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 25
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 14
  • Other Canadian records 20
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Aaron Harder

    Died 1988, aged 86; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Laverne Otto Harder

    Buried in 1987 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 48.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lina Harder

    Buried in 1964 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 59 records for Harder in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Norway38 records

38 records of the Harder name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Georg Gunerius Harder

    Census of 1910: Munkedamsveien, Kristiania; typographer, born 1872 in Kristiania.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Marie Harder

    Census of 1910: Lillefold, Verran; maidservant, born 1894 in T.hjem.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 38 records for Harder in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France19 records

19 records of the Harder name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Lucie Harder

    Born 1903 in Colmar; died 1976 in Colmar (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Horst Heinz Harder

    Born 1920 in Germany; died 1999 in Germany.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 2 of 19 records for Harder in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Harder name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Harder

    Died 1975, aged 84; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 3 records for Harder in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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