Hardwick

English

Etymology

From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīċ (“village”). Compare Hardwicke, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Hardwick (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwicks)

1. A common placename in England and US:
   1. A number of places in England:
      1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP805192).
      2. A hamlet in Buckden parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1968).
      3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL373587).
      4. A northern suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4121).
      5. A locality and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8675).
      6. A village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM223900).
      7. A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8569).
      8. A northern suburb of Banbury, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4442).
      9. A village in Hardwick with Tusmore parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5729).
      10. A village in Hardwick-with-Yelford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3705).
      11. A hamlet in Todwick parish and Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4886).
      12. A suburb of Streetly, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0798).
   2. A place in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
      2. A census-designated place in Baldwin County, Georgia.
      3. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
      4. A minor city in Rock County, Minnesota.
      5. A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
      6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Caledonia County, Vermont.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Hardwick
• Hardwick with Tusmore
• Hardwick-with-Yelford
• Kempston Hardwick
• Kites Hardwick
• Priors Hardwick
• Shelton and Hardwick
• West Hardwick

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hardwick is the 3310^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10841 individuals. Hardwick is most common among White (75.12%) and Black/African American (19.27%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hardwick”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 130.