The Hardy surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 76,608 people carried this name — #374 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,520 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,619 people named Hardy.
150 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 94 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 2,274 people named Hardy live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
124 people named Hardy have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 173 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Hardy live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Hardy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Hardy 1714–1780 · politician
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Samuel Hardy 1758–1785 · lawyer -
Jean Hardy 1763–1802 · military officer -
Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet 1769–1839 · naval officer -
John Hardy 1773–1855 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 161 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hardy.
- Harcourt 1,101 · U.S. census
- Hard 6,831 · U.S. census
- Hardel 243 · U.S. census
- Hardeman 4,272 · U.S. census
- Hardi 170 · U.S. census
- Harding 38,340 · U.S. census
- Hare 15,739 · U.S. census
- Harel 393 · U.S. census
- Haren 1,001 · U.S. census
- Hari 622 · U.S. census
- Harle 710 · U.S. census
- Harlin 1,561 · U.S. census
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