Harkness

Harkness

Harkness is a Scottish surname. Its etymology is probably from the Old English personal name Hereca (a derivative of the various compound names with the first element here "army") plus the Old English næss "headland", "cape"

The name comes from hidden origins and is first recorded along the Cumbrian border (1350),by the 1400's they were firmly established in Nithsdale area of Dumfriesshire. James Harkness of Locherben led the rescue in 1684 of a group of Covenanters who were being taken for trial in Edinburgh. For this act his brother was hanged the following year.

Tartans

There are two tartans that are recognized for the Harknesses of Nithsdale clan. One is the traditional red, and the other is the "ancient" blue. Both tartans were created by Harvey Harkness Rulien in 1982.

Family name

People with the surname include:
*Alistair Harkness - an Australian politician
*Anna M. Harkness - an American philanthropist
* [http://homepage.mac.com/danielharkness/ Daniel Harkness] - an Australian compositor and motion graphics designer
*Douglas Harkness - a Canadian politician
*David (Davy) Harkness aka 'Harko' - Groundsman at Somerset Park, home of Ayr United Football Club, from 1978-Present
*Edward Harkness - an American philanthropist
*Stephen V. Harkness - best friend and business partner of John D. Rockefeller
*Charles W. Harkness - namesake of Harkness Tower at Yale University
*Georgia Harkness - an American Christian theologian
*H. W. Harkness – an American mycologist and natural historian
*Jack Charles Harkness - DJ
*Jack Leigh Harkness - an English expert on roses who wrote several books on their care and breeding.
*James Harkness - British judge whose wife and two daughters all had affairs with politician Alan Clark.
*Keith Harkness - Irish Entrepreneur and Management for a Blue Chip Company
*Kenneth Harkness - manager of the United States Chess Federation.
*Nancy Harkness Love - an American pilot
*Ned Harkness - a college and NHL coach
*Robert Harkness - an English geologist
*Ruth Harkness - American fashion designer and socialite who brought the first giant panda to the western world.
*Professor David Harkness - Prominent Irish Historian specialising in Modern Irish History

Fictional characters with the name:
*Agatha Harkness - a witch in the Marvel Comics universe
*Horace Harkness - a naval officer in the 'Honorverse'
*Captain Harkness - Captain of the torchship Mayflower in Farmer In The Sky, by Robert A. Heinlein
*Captain Jack Harkness, one of the main protagonists in the fictional television series "Torchwood" and a companion of the television series "Doctor Who".
*George "Digger" Harkness aka Captain Boomerang - a supervillain from the DC Comics universe

Other uses

*Anne Harkness - a rose variety introduced by Harkness Roses
*Anna Harkness - an American philanthropist
*Harkness Tower - a Gothic structure at Yale University
*Harkness table - a style of teaching.
*Harkness Fellowship - an international health policy fellowship

References

* [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&yr=0&ln=Harkness Ancestry.com] name meaning


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