Origins of the Hart surname

What does the name Hart mean?

The origin of the Hart surname is English. Most simply, the name is descriptive and derives from those who had qualities of the 'hart' (deer) or their descendants. The word also became a personal name in the medieval era, and could have arrived as a surname through the patronymic system and the successors of these named individuals.

Alternative variations of the name Hart

Hart, Harte, Hard, Harde, Art

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OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 902North West 371Isle of Man 21Yorkshire 1438East Midlands 813West Midlands 712East 2170London 6692South East 2756South West 610South Wales 357Mid Wales 38West Wales 19North Wales 41Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

In 1921, most Harts lived in london

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70,000 Hart Travel & migration records
250,000 Harts found in all Census records

Interesting facts about Hart

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128th most common surname in the UK

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What are the most common Hart first names?

John

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Mary

Elizabeth

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Common jobs for Harts

Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

Common female occupations for Harts in 1921

Dressmaker

1,120

Laundress

800

Domestic Servant

609

General Servant Domestic

488

Cotton Weaver

468

Common male occupations for Harts in 1921

Agricultural Labourer

1,135

Coal Miner

1,027

General Labourer

935

Carpenter

630

Farmer

616

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