Harington Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

While the name Harington is a well-known English name, people with this surname who claim Ireland as their homeland probably do so correctly. The Birth Registry of 1890 of families in Ulster that were of Scottish/English stock reveals no entries for the surname Harington. Ancient records reveal that the name was originally Ó Airchdain in Gaelic 1.

Early Origins of the Harington family

The surname Harington was first found in south-west Cork and Kerry. There are numerous versions of the name in Gaelic including: O'Hungerdell, Ó hIongardail, Ó hOireachtaigh (found in County Galway and County Mayo), and Ó hArrachtain (found in the Tralee-Dingle area of Kerry). All have been Anglicized into Harrington or one of it's variants for record keeping. 2

Early History of the Harington family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harington research. Another 33 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1851 and 1910 are included under the topic Early Harington History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Harington Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harrington, Harington, Harraghtan, Hargadan and many more.

Early Notables of the Harington family

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Harington migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Harington Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Harington, who arrived in Maryland in 1633 3

Harington Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Daniel Harington, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1854 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Harington (post 1700) +

Donald Harington (b. 1935), American author
Henry Harington (1727-1816), English musician and author, born at Kelston, Somersetshire, in September 1727, son of Henry Harington of that place, descendant of Sir John Harington
Sir Richard Dundas Harington (1900-1981), English peer, 13th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
Sir Nicholas John Harington (1942-2016), English peer, 14th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland, nephew of the 13th Baronet
Sir David Harington (b. 1944), English peer, 15th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
Sir Richard Harington (1861-1931), English peer, 12th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
Sir Richard Harington (1835-1911), English peer, 11th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland, first cousin of the 10th Baronet
Sir John Edward Harington (1821-1877), English peer, 10th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
Sir James Harington (1788-1835), English peer, 9th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
Sir John Edward Harington (1760-1831), English peer, 8th Baronet of Ridlington in the county of Rutland
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

O'Hart, John, Irish Pedigrees 5th Edition in 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0737-4)
MacLysaght, Edward, Irish Families Their Names, Arms and Origins 4th Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1982. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2364-7)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)