Harding.
An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, named after Russell Harding.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Morrison County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Morris County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Lucas County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, named after the county.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, named after Confederate French Harding.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
A town in Ugu district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Where this word comes from
Originally a patronymic from Hardy or from compound given names with the Germanic element *hard (“hard”).
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