Hardwick is an English surname, originally a locational name for someone who came from a town or village called Hardwick. The name is composed of Old English elements heord (herd) and wīc (settlement, village), which may have referred to a place where herds of sheep were pastured. Hardwick could also be a variant spelling of Hartwick, itself possibly be… Continue reading Hardwick
Hudson is an English surname, a patronymic name meaning "son of Hudde", the latter a medieval diminutive of either Hugh, which comes from Germanic element hug meaning “heart, spirit, mind”, or a medieval diminutive of Richard, made up of Germanic elements ric (power, rule) and hard (brave, hardy) essentially meaning “strong ruler” or “brave ruler”. It's also likely that Hudde originated as an Old English given… Continue reading Hudson
A History of Surnames 