The harrier Surname
harrier Name Meaning and History
- nickname or occupational name for someone who hunted hares, or who was thought to resemble a breed of dog used in hunting hares.
- nickname for someone thought to resemble a harrier, a kind of hawk, Middle English harrower.
- nickname for a raider or plunderer, from an agent noun derived from Middle English herian, Old English her(g)ian ‘to harry’, ‘plunder’, ‘ravage’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Rebecca HARRIER Fountain 1956-2009 Zanesville, Ohio |
 Lace_Lynch
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| mary jane harrier |
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| Elmer and Lena Harrier | Vanessa (Harrier) Levin | 11 |
| Perry Harrier | Randy | 1 |
| William Perry Harrier | Randy Wales | 4 |
| Family | Thiel Harrier | 7 |
| Peter HARRIER | Lois | 3 |
| ? Harrier who married M Butler |
Charles Butler
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| Harrier-Herryer PA early 1800's | Lois | 0 |
| HARRIERS from Bureau Co IL to KS | Lois | 0 |
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