Harkins Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Harkins

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Where did the Irish Harkins family come from? What is the Irish coat of arms/family crest? When did the Harkins family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Harkin, Harkan, O'Harkin, ÓhEarcáin and others.

First found in Inishowen, 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.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hugh Harkin, who landed in New York in 1811; Ann Harkin, who settled in St. John, New Brunswick in 1833; Andrew Harkin, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1835.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Harkins

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
Paul Donal Harkins (1904-1984), American, U.S. Army General, who was 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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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Harkins family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Harkins coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Harkins genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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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.