Explore the Family Name Hargadon

The meaning of Hargadon

Irish (Sligo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hArgadáin ‘descendant of Argadán’, a personal name from a diminutive of argad ‘silver’. In Galway the traditional form O’Hargadan has tended to be replaced by Hardeman, and elsewhere in Ireland by Harman and Harmon. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Liam.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hargadon saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 48,877th most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 52,169th position, representing a change of -6.74%. In terms of the number of people carrying the surname, there was a modest drop from 405 in 2000 to 398 in 2010, a decline of about 1.73%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased from 0.15 to 0.13 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,877	#52,169	-6.74%
Count	405	398	-1.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hargadon

The ethnicity distribution for the Hargadon surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, indicates that the majority of those with this surname identify as White—96.30% in 2000 and 94.97% in 2010, a slight decrease of 1.38%. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.23% in 2000. However, the representation of those identifying with two or more races significantly increased from 1.48% in 2000 to 3.27% in 2010, marking a rise of 120.95%. There were no reported changes for Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	94.97%	-1.38%
Two or More Races	1.48%	3.27%	120.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.23%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%