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The hark Surname

hark Name Meaning and History

  1. English: perhaps a derivative of Middle English herkien ‘to listen’ (compare Harker 2).
  2. Dutch and Belgian: habitational name from St-Lambrechts-Herk or Herk-de-Stad in the Belgian province of Limburg, which take their names from the Herk river.
  3. Probably an altered spelling of German Harke.

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Distribution of hark Families in the US in 1920
Number of hark families
 22-41
 8-21
 1-7
 0
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