Hearding is an Old English masculine name comprising the element heard ‘hard, strong, bold’ and a name-forming -ing suffix that may have been a diminutive or byname formation in origin rather than a patronymic.
It is recorded five times in the PASE corpus, one of whom (Hearding 4) is discussed below. With so few occurrences, the name should be regarded as ‘extremely rare’, although it is worth noting that the PASE, Domesday and other post-Conquest evidence suggest that it was becoming slightly more frequent during the second half of the eleventh century.
Spellings in Domesday Book: Erding, Hardincus, Harding, Hardingus, Herding
Forms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms:
Phillimore edition:
Alecto edition:
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | Holder 1066 DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | Holder 1066 ID conf. | Show on map |
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Warwickshire | 14,1 | Nuneaton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 0.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | A | Map |
Suffolk | 29,9 | Horswold | Hardincus | Hearding 'of Horswold' | Edward, king | Roger d'Auberville | William brother of Roger d'Auberville | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.15 | E | Map |
Suffolk | 7,25 | Covehithe | Hardingus | Hearding 'of Covehithe' | Ulfkil 'of Lexham' | Roger Bigod | - | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | C | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,1 | Knaptoft | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 0.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,5 | Shenton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.15 | A | Map |
Surrey | 19,23 | Malden | Erding | Hearding 'of Malden' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | Robert de Vatteville | 1.25 | 1.09 | 1.03 | B | Map |
Wiltshire | 23,2 | Durrington | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 1.50 | 2.40 | 2.40 | - | Map | |
Leicestershire | 10,2 | Sapcote | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Wulfric 'of Sapcote' | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,10 | Swinford | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Robert 'the man of Aubrey, earl' | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.25 | A | Map |
Wiltshire | 23,3 | Winterslow | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map | |
Wiltshire | 23,6 | Tytherington | Hardingus | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,14 | Littlethorpe | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Ralph de Chartres | 2.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Warwickshire | 14,6 | Radway | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Wiltshire | 23,4 | Ablington | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | A | Map | |
Leicestershire | 10,13 | Theddingworth | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Norman 'of Theddingworth' | 3.25 | 0.50 | 1.00 | A | Map |
Dorset | 43,1 | Bredy | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Berenger Giffard | - | 4.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | B | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,15 | Wanlip | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Ralph de Chartres | 4.00 | 0.50 | 1.25 | A | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,61 | Figheldean | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | A | Map | |
Leicestershire | 10,6 | Shearsby | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Norman 'of Theddingworth' | 4.50 | 0.75 | 2.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,7 | Croft | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Ralph de Chartres | 4.50 | 0.28 | 2.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,11 | Walton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Norman 'of Theddingworth' | 4.50 | 0.50 | 1.25 | A | Map |
Surrey | 19,11 | Streatham | Erding | Hearding 'of Malden' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | Anselm, abbot of Bec | 5.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | B | Map |
Surrey | 19,24 | Chessington | Erding | Hearding 'of Malden' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | Robert de Vatteville | 5.00 | 4.00 | 3.50 | B | Map |
Wiltshire | 12,1 | Beechingstoke | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | Leofgifu, abbess of Shaftesbury | Eulalia, abbess of Shaftesbury | Thurstan the chamberlain | 5.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | C | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,62 | Ogbourne | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,8 | Fenny Drayton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Almær 'of Fenny Drayton' | 5.50 | 1.50 | 2.00 | A | Map |
Surrey | 19,26 | Walton on Thames | Erding | Hearding 'of Malden' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | - | 6.00 | 8.00 | 14.00 | B | Map |
Wiltshire | 23,5 | Chitterne | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 6.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | A | Map | |
Warwickshire | 14,3 | Smeeton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 6.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | A | Map |
Wiltshire | 20,6 | Winterslow | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Robert, count of Mortain | - | 6.50 | 10.00 | 10.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,12 | Theddingworth | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Norman 'of Theddingworth' | 6.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | A | Map |
Surrey | 19,23 | Malden | Erding | Hearding 'of Malden' | Edward, king | Richard fitzGilbert | Robert de Vatteville | 6.75 | 11.81 | 8.44 | B | Map |
Wiltshire | 23,1 | Compton | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 7.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | A | Map | |
Wiltshire | 67,61 | Figheldean | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 7.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,17 | Walton on the Wolds | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Ralph de Chartres | 7.00 | 0.13 | 1.50 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,9 | Bitteswell | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Robert 'the man of Aubrey, earl' | 8.50 | 0.50 | 2.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,4 | Sibson | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 9.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | A | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,60 | Knighton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,16 | Shoby | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | Ralph de Chartres | 11.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | A | Map |
Somerset | 8,32 | Cranmore | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | Æthelnoth, abbot of Glastonbury | Thurstan, abbot of Glastonbury | Hearding son of Eadnoth | 12.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | A | Map |
Leicestershire | 10,3 | Hinckley | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Aubrey, earl | - | 14.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 | A | Map |
Total | 197.52 | 118.56 | 149.57 |
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | TIC DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | TIC ID conf. | Show on map |
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Somerset | 47,5 | Capland | Edward, king | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.25 | - | Map | |
Berkshire | 65,17 | Burlei | Herding | Ælfgifu of 'Burlei' | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | - | Map |
Somerset | 47,5 | Capland | Idem | Tovi the sheriff | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 1.00 | 0.25 | 1.00 | - | Map |
Somerset | 47,8 | Discove | Harding | Tovi the sheriff | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
Buckinghamshire | 57,15 | Bradenham | Herding | 1 brother, man of King Edward | Edward, king | Hearding 'of Horsenden' | - | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
Buckinghamshire | 57,14 | Horsenden | Hardingus | Wulfred 'of Horsenden' | - | Hearding 'of Horsenden' | - | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
Somerset | 47,3 | Lopen | Harding | Tovi the sheriff | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,62 | Ogbourne | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
Somerset | 47,6 | Merricott | Idem | Godwine the king's reeve | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 5.00 | 5.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,61 | Figheldean | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 7.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | - | Map |
Wiltshire | 67,60 | Knighton | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | - | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | - | Map |
Total | 36.00 | 34.75 | 34.85 |
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | TIC DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | TIC ID conf. | Show on map |
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Somerset | 47,4 | Goose Bradon | Harding | Tovi the sheriff | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | Ceolric 'of Curry Mallet' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
Somerset | 47,7 | Buckland Regis | Harding | Tovi the sheriff | - | Hearding son of Eadnoth | Godwine 'of Buckland Regis' | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
Total | 2.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | Subtenant DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 subtenant | Fiscal value | 1066 value | 1086 value | Subtenant ID conf. | Show on map |
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Oxfordshire | B10 | Oxford | Harding | - | - | William, king | Hearding 'of Oxford' | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | - | Map |
Warwickshire | 17,30 | Hodnell | Harding | Wulfnoth 'of Hodnell' | - | Thorkil of Warwick | Hearding son of Eadnoth | 4.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
Gloucestershire | 78,15 | Wheatenhurst | Harding | Beorhtric 'of Newton Valence' | - | Beorhtric 'of Newton Valence' | Hearding son of Eadnoth | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
Hampshire | 6,1 | Alton | Herding | Eadgyth, queen (aka Queen Edith) | - | William, king | Hearding son of Eadnoth | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
Somerset | 8,32 | Cranmore | Harding | Hearding son of Eadnoth | Æthelnoth, abbot of Glastonbury | Thurstan, abbot of Glastonbury | Hearding son of Eadnoth | 12.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
Total | 26.00 | 11.00 | 7.80 |
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