| ![Show Contents]() Harkless History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of HarklessWhat does the name Harkless mean? The ancient Viking-Scottish name Harkless is derived from Henry. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the diminutive Harry; it is a double diminutive of Harry in the form Har-kin. Early Origins of the Harkless familyThe surname Harkless was first found in Norfolk, where Edwinus and Roger filius Hardekin was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1175. Years later, John Hardekyn, Herkyn was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Essex in 1327. 1 Henry Harkeley (fl. 1316), was Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 1313 to 1316 and Doctor of Divinity; he taught at Oxford in the early part of the fourteenth century. 2 Early History of the Harkless familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Harkless research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1890 is included under the topic Early Harkless History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Harkless Spelling VariationsThe spellings of Scottish names dating from the medieval era often bear little resemblance to those seen today. They vary enormously because scribes in that time spelled according to their ears. Some spelling variations of the name Harkless include Harkin, Harken, Harkins, Hacon, Hakon, Haken and many more. Early Notables of the Harkless familyMore information is included under the topic Early Harkless Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Harkless Rankingthe United States, the name Harkless is the 11,377th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 Migration of the Harkless family to IrelandSome of the Harkless family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 83 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Harkless familyThe farms of Scottish settlers soon dotted the east coast of the colonies that would become the nations of the United States and Canada. Many of those migrants and their children went on to play important roles in the founding the great nations of North America. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Scottish name Harkless or a variant listed above, including: Daniel, James, John, Patrick, William Harkin arrived in Philadelphia from about 1800 to 1870; Andrew, Daniel, Edward, James, John, Patrick and William Harkins arrived in Philadelphia between 1830 and 1870..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Harkless (post 1700) | + |
- J. D. Harkless, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1912 4
- F. M. Harkless, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1896 5
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- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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