The harp Surname
harp Name Meaning and History
- English and Scottish: metonymic occupational name for a harpist (see Harper), or occasionally a habitational name for someone living at a house distinguished by the sign of a harp.
- English: habitational name from a minor place such as Harp House in Eastwood, Essex, or South Harp in South Petherton, Somerset, denoting a place where salt was produced, from Old English hearpe ‘harp’, an implement used in the processing of salt. Compare Harpham.
- German: metonymic occupational name for a harpist, from Middle High German harpfe ‘harp’.
- German: variant of Harpe.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| John Marion Harp | Bob Harp | 2 |
| Sara Harp/Cherokee Indian/ married James |
 Virgil_J
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| Frances Evelina HARP, b 1853, WI |
RuthSelf007
| 0 |
| HARP Grover C 1894-1959 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| HARP Dave R 1910 1972 |
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| Hello |
tomharp257
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| Harp /WardFamily |
RobertRogers402
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| William Harp of South Carolina | Cindy Cline | 2 |
| Harp family |
bhkraft
| 19 |
| Nancy Harp b 1882 |
wolfpacker97
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