The Hardiman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,296 people carried this name — #7,725 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,500 people counted. That is up 15% from 3,728 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hardiman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the servant of Hardy’ — the first of the origins he gives.

His entry covers Hardman, Hardiman and Hardeman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 359 · public domain.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 7 births for the Hardiman name in 1890.

Most were registered in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Galway.”

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

Where they were born, 1890

Connacht 6
Leinster 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

Hardiman in American newspapers,
1906–1926.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Hardiman
The Milwaukee Leader 1926-06-25
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Hardiman
The Milwaukee Leader 1926-06-24
Newspaper page from Pinedale Roundup carrying the name Hardiman
Pinedale Roundup 1906-10-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,119 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hardiman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

10,468 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hardiman. The most, 2,167, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 2.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 5,174
Victoria 3,376
Western Australia 609
Queensland 512
Tasmania 396
South Australia 302
ACT (Canberra) 57
Northern Territory 35

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

Who carried it

People named Hardiman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jack Hardiman
    Jack Hardiman 1877–1955 · Australian rules football player
  • James Hardiman 1782–1855 · writer
  • Tom Hardiman 1882–1967 · Australian rules football player
  • Peter Hardiman 1905–1971 · Australian rules football player
  • Les Hardiman 1911–1962 · Australian rules football player
  • Kevin Hardiman 1915–2002 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hardiman,
in the records of 6 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 States470 records

470 records of the Hardiman name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 145
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • Other U.S. records 191
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Michael J. Hardiman

    Born 1910 in Irish Free State. Enlisted 1941 at New York City; elevator operator. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lafrancis Hardiman

    Born 1948; from Wyandanch, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Hardiman

    Arrived at New York in 1876 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 17; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 470 records for Hardiman in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia239 records

239 records of the Hardiman name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 89
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 85
  • Other Australian records 65
  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 Bridget Hardiman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Mary Anne, sailing from Dublin in 1840. Native of Galway. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844. Married 1844 in Hobart, Tasmania.

    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 Timothy Hardiman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Fulwood, aged 16; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Francis Ernest James Hardiman

    Gentleman of Fitzroy, Victoria; died 1985.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 239 records for Hardiman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada123 records

123 records of the Hardiman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 104
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 12
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anastatia Hardiman

    Died 1868 in Upper Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Valentine Hardiman

    Buried in 1943 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Leech Hardiman

    Died in service in 1920.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 123 records for Hardiman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ireland47 records

47 records of the Hardiman name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Hardiman

    Died 1952, aged 37; buried at Abbeygormican, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Tommy Hardiman

    Died 1990, aged 56; buried at Killimorday, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Hardiman

    Died 1992, aged 89; buried at Killoran, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Hardiman in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County 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).

United Kingdom16 records

16 records of the Hardiman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 10
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Hardiman

    Buried in 1798 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Hardiman

    Dragoons. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Mary Hardiman

    Buried in 1795 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 56.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 16 records for Hardiman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Hardiman name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Benedictus Josephus Hardiman

    Married in 1797 in Hoofdplaat; labourer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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