Tardy (surname)
The surname Tardy has several origins. It is an old French family name. 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.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Donald Tardy, American drummer
- Fernand Tardy, French politician
- Gregory Tardy, American jazz saxophonist
- Jacque Alexander Tardy, French pirate
- James Tardy,, Irish naturalist
- John Tardy, American singer
- Joshua Tardy, American politician
- Lionel Tardy, French politician
- Louis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel, French admiral, explorer, and colonial administrator
- Richard Tardy, a French football manager