Hardwicke

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hardwicke (countable and uncountable, plural Hardwickes)

1. A village in Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO803741).
2. A hamlet in Elmstone Hardwicke parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9027).
3. A hamlet in Clifford parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2643)
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Elmstone Hardwicke

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hardwicke is the 69996^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 280 individuals. Hardwicke is most common among White (91.43%) individuals.

Further reading

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