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Where did the Irish Harkins family come from? What is the Irish 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?
The surname Harkins is an anglicized form of the Patronymic Irish surname "O hEarcain," which is derived from the word "earc," meaning "red." Thus, the surname would have originally been born by a "descendant of Red."
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Harkin, Harkan, O'Harkin, ÓhEarcáin and others.First found in at Inishowen, in County Donegal where members of the family were erenaghs of Clonska, a parish near Malin Head. They are mentioned as such in Bishop Montgomery's diocesan survey of 1606. Danieal O'Harcan died in 1581 as a Catholic martyr in Ulster.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Harkins. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
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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