Last name Hardy (Hardy 
, 哈迪 
, هاردي 
, among others...) , all over the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Hardy is habitual in Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, Isle of Man, and Mauritius (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France. Much less frequently, Hardy is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hardy | France, Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States, United Kingdom |
| 哈迪 | China |
| هاردي | Iraq, Egypt |
| Харди | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| ארדי | Israel |
| richard hardy English politician, died 1607 (b. 1501) |
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| alexandre hardy French dramatist, FR (b. 1570) |
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| claude hardy French mathematician, FR (b. 1604) |
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| nathaniel hardy English priest (b. 1618) |
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| carel hardy (b. 1620) |
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| samuel hardy English nonconformist minister (b. 1637) |
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| jean hardy French sculptor, FR (b. 1653) |
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charles hardy Admiral of the Royal Navy and governor of New York, GB (b. 1714) |
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| thomas hardy Naval officer from Jersey (b. 1666) |
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caspar bernhard hardy painter (1726-1819), DE (b. 1726) |
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| john hardy Hardy, John (1679/80–1740), Presbyterian minister and Church of England clergyman (b. 1679) |
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mathurin hardy de la largère French politician, FR (b. 1729) |
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| charles hardy English politician and admiral in the Royal Navy (b. 1680) |
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mary hardy English diarist, GB (b. 1733) |
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| joseph hardy 20 Oct 1692 Bradford, MA - 26 Nov 1745 Bradford, MA (b. 1692) |
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