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)
- A common placename in England and US:
- A number of places in England:
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP805192). [1]
- A hamlet in Buckden parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1968). [2]
- A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL373587). [3]
- A northern suburb of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ4121).
- A locality and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SK8675). [4]
- A village in Shelton and Hardwick parish, South Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TM223900).
- A village and civil parish (without a council) in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in Wellingborough district (OS grid ref SP8569). [5]
- A northern suburb of Banbury, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP4442).
- A village in Hardwick with Tusmore parish, Cherwell district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP5729).
- A village in Hardwick-with-Yelford parish, West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP3705).
- A hamlet in Todwick parish and Aston cum Aughton parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK4886).
- A suburb of Streetly, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP0798).
- A place in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Kings County, California.
- A census-designated place in Baldwin County, Georgia.
- A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- A minor city in Rock County, Minnesota.
- A township in Warren County, New Jersey.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Caledonia County, Vermont.
- A number of places in England:
- 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 3310th 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.