Last Name HARDESTY

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Meaning	Local: Of Hardolfsty, i.e. the 'sty' of Hardolf, Hardolf being the first name (one of the endless compounds of Ulf) of the original settler. A sty was a pen, enclosure, cabin, generally for cattle, poultry, or swine, hence pig-sty. The Hardistys hail from the parish of Fewston, seven miles from Otley. The name is still popular there, and Hardisty Hill is a spot there.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	3,160 (2000 US census)	3,188 (1990 US census)

Count	10,425 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

93.91%, or 9790 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.42%, or 252 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 50 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.43%, or 45 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.32%, or 138 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.44%, or 150 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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