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Harkins Family Crest
Harkins Family Crest
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Where did the English Harkins family come from? What is the English Harkins family crest and coat of arms? When did the Harkins family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Harkins family history?

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Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Harkins family name include Harkin, Harken, Harkins, Hacon, Hakon, Haken and many more.

First found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harkins research. Another 248 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1175, 1327, and 1379 are included under the topic Early Harkins History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Harkins Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Harkins family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 154 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Harkins surname or a spelling variation of the name include:

Harkins Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Harkins, who landed in America in 1801
  • Dennis Harkins, who arrived in Somerset County, Pa in 1824
  • John Harkins, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1849
  • Patrick Harkins, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860
  • Andrew, Daniel, Edward, James, John, Patrick and William Harkins all arrived in Philadelphia between 1830 and 1870


Harkins Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Annie Harkins, aged 22, who arrived at Ellis Island from Donegal, in 1904
  • Anna Harkins, aged 21, who arrived at Ellis Island from Derry, in 1906
  • Annie Harkins, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1913


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  • Dwight "Red" Harkins (d. 1974), American founder of Harkins Theatres movie theater chain
  • John Harkins (b. 1932), American actor
  • William Draper Harkins (1873-1951), American nuclear chemist
  • John Joseph "Pa" Harkins (1859-1940), American Major League, baseball player
  • General Paul Donal Harkins (1904-1984), American Deputy Chief of Staff to George S. Patton Jr during World War II
  • Gary Harkins (b. 1985), Scottish footballer (soccer player)


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  2. Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
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  4. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin . Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8).
  5. MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
  6. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  7. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
  8. Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
  9. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation 1620-1647 Edited by Samuel Eliot Morrison 2 Volumes. New York: Russell and Russell, 1968. Print.
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The Harkins Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Harkins Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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