Explore the Family Name Hartwick

The meaning of Hartwick

Variant of Hardwick.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hartwick has experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hartwick was ranked 11,214th in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 11,728th, showing a 4.58% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Hartwick surname grew from 2,592 in 2000 to 2,672 in 2010, marking an increase of 3.09%. Similarly, the proportion of Hartwicks per 100,000 people dipped slightly from 0.96 in 2000 to 0.91 in 2010, a decrease of 5.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,214	#11,728	-4.58%
Count	2,592	2,672	3.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.96	0.91	-5.21%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartwick

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data presents some shifts within the Hartwick population over the same decade. The largest ethnic identity remains White, however its proportion saw a slight decrease from 94.68% in 2000 to 94.35% in 2010. The two ethnicities that showed the most growth were those identifying as Black (a rise from 0.54% to 0.75%) and those reporting two or more races (increasing from 1.62% to 1.95%). Meanwhile, the percentage of Hartwicks of Asian/Pacific Islander descent increased modestly from 0.69% to 0.82%, while the Hispanic population decreased slightly from 1.85% to 1.76%. Lastly, the proportion of Hartwicks identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped significantly from 0.62% in 2000 to 0.37% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	94.35%	-0.35%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.95%	20.37%
Hispanic	1.85%	1.76%	-4.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0.82%	18.84%
Black	0.54%	0.75%	38.89%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.37%	-40.32%