Hart Name Meaning

English and North German: from a personal name or nickname meaning ‘stag’, Middle English hert, Middle Low German hërte, harte. German: variant spelling of Hardt 1 and 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name or a nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAirt ‘descendant of Art’, a byname meaning ‘bear’, ‘hero’. The English name became established in Ireland in the 17th century. French: from an Old French word meaning ‘rope’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a rope maker or a hangman. Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch hart, hert ‘hard’, ‘strong’, ‘ruthless’, ‘unruly’.

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List of People with Surname Hart

According to our database, there are a total of 25,470 people with the surname Hart. Among these people surnamed Hart, there are about 2,831 unique names, with an average of 8 people who have the same name. Betty Hart, Bruce Hart and Randy Hart are the top three most popular names from the list of people surnamed Hart, with 120, 105 and 104 people respectively.

Moreover, we found that California has the largest number of people surnamed Hart, with a total of 2,082 people, and there are a total of 1,139 unique names among these people. Texas is the second-most populous state for people with the surname Hart, with a total of 2,049 people and an average of 1,089 unique names.

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