The surname Tardy has several origins. It is an old French family name.[1] It may also refer to a number of families of Hungarian nobility: Tardy alias Lélek, Tardy alias Pap, Tardy alias Szeles, Tardy de Csaholy, Tardy de Kisár, Tardy de Kőröstopa et Mezőtelegd, Tardy de Tard.[2]

Notable people with the surname include:

References edit

  1. ^ Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom, 1860, p. 339
  2. ^ Steven Tötösy de Zepetnek, List of Historical Surnames of the Hungarian Nobility / A magyar történelmi nemesség családneveinek listája (view content), Library Series, CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, West Lafayette: Purdue University Press