Hardcastle Family History
Hardcastle Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Hardcastle in Bewerley (Yorkshire) from Middle English hard ‘hard tough’ + castel ‘castle fortress’. Hardcastle Garth originally a Quaker settlement near Harrogate took its name from its founder; likewise Hardcastle Crags in Yorkshire probably takes its name from the surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022