Harding

An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

  1. An English and Irish surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A number of places in the United States:

    1. An unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.

    2. An unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, named after Russell Harding.

    3. A minor city in Morrison County, Minnesota.

    4. A township in Morris County, New Jersey.

    5. A township in Lucas County, Ohio.

    6. An unincorporated community in Harding County, South Dakota, named after the county.

    7. An unincorporated community in Randolph County, West Virginia, named after Confederate French Harding.

    8. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.

  3. A town in Ugu district municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.

Origin

Originally a patronymic from Hardy or from compound given names with the Germanic element *hard (“hard”).

Forms

Hardinge

Derived

Harding County Harding grass