Hardage History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The spelling and overall form of Irish names tend to vary widely over time. The original Gaelic form of the name Hardage is Ó hArtigain, which connotes a descendant of Art. 1

Early Origins of the Hardage family

The surname Hardage was first found in counties Clare and Limerick (Irish: Luimneach) located in Southwestern Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times. 2

One of the first records of the family was of Cineth O'Hartigan (died 975), an Irish poet from the north of Ireland, perhaps best known for his "Dinnsenchus," a work which relates the legendary history of the duns, lakes, plains and mountains of Ireland. It gives a prose account of each place, followed by an account in verse. 3

Early History of the Hardage family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hardage research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hardage History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hardage Spelling Variations

During the Middle Ages a name was spelt by scribes solely based on how it sounded, one's name could have been recorded many different ways during the life of its bearer. Numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name Hardage family name. Variations found include Hartigan, O'Hartigan, Hartagan, Hartegan, Hartigon, Hartagon and many more.

Early Notables of the Hardage family

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Hardage Ranking

In the United States, the name Hardage is the 18,192^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4

Hardage migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hardage Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Hardage, British Convict who was convicted in Somerset, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 27th October 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Hardage (post 1700) +

Sam Hardage, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008 6
Mitchell Hardage, American cinematographer and editor, known for The Facebook Book (2014), Serenade (2015) and Frame
Phil Hardage, American Directors Guild of America Award winning assistant director, known for his work on Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), The Notebook (2004) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Louis Woolford "Lewie" Hardage (1891-1973), American college football player and college football and baseball coach

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
MacLysaght, Edward, More Irish Families. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-0126-0)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html