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Horkir is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a hawker, or someone who held land in exchange for providing hawks to a lord. The surname Horkir is derived from the Old English word hafocere, which means falconer or hawker. 1

Early Origins of the Horkir family

The surname Horkir was first found in Gloucestershire where Robert le Haukere was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1214. Mabill Haueker was found in Suffolk in 1221 and Robert le Hauker was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1283. 2

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list some of the early variations of the name: John le Haueker in Wiltshire; and Hugh le Haukere in Cambridgeshire. 3

Early History of the Horkir family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Horkir research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1721 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Horkir History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Horkir Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Horkir has appeared include Hawker, Hawkar, Hawkir and others.

Early Notables of the Horkir family

Notables of the family at this time include Thomas Hawker (d. 1723), was an English "portrait-painter, according to Vertue, came to live in Sir Peter Lely's house after Lely's death, in the hope of benefiting by the famous associations of the house. This hope was not realised. He is known by a full-length portrait of the Duke of Grafton...
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Horkir Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Horkir family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Horkir arrived in North America very early: John Hawker arrived in the Leeward Islands in 1654; Timothy Hawker arrived in Barbados in 1685.
  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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