Hakan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Hakan

What does the name Hakan mean?

The surname Hakan 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."

Early Origins of the Hakan family

The surname Hakan was 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.

Early History of the Hakan family

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Hakan Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Hakan family

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Migration of the Hakan family

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.

Contemporary Notables of the name Hakan (post 1700) +

Hakan Brock (1961-1984), Swedish boxer, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Hakan Kiper (b. 1973), Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events
Hakan Carlqvist (1954-2017), Swedish professional motocross racer, World Champion (1983)