Explore the Family Name Hardacre

The meaning of Hardacre

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Hardacre in Clapham (Yorkshire). The placename appears to derive from Middle English hard ‘hard, firm’ + aker ‘piece of arable land, field’.

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How common is the last name Hardacre in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hardacre has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 44,430 in popularity and by 2010, it slipped to the rank of 45,105 indicating a decrease of 1.52%. However, interestingly, the count or the number of people bearing the surname increased from 456 in 2000 to 475 in 2010 (a rise of 4.17%). Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100k fell by 5.88%, from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,430	#45,105	-1.52%
Count	456	475	4.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hardacre

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Hardacre, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no significant changes recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 98.03% in 2000 to 96.21% in 2010. In contrast, a new appearance in the ethnic identity chart is the Hispanic category, which went from 0% in 2000 to 2.11% in 2010. This suggests that while the name Hardacre is predominantly associated with those of White ethnic identity, an emerging diversity among bearers of this surname is apparent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.03%	96.21%	-1.86%
Hispanic	0%	2.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%