Harstad Family History
Harstad Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads notably in southeastern Norway so named from the Old Norse personal name Hǫrthr (someone from Hǫrthaland) or Hárekr (from Há which is unexplained + rekr ‘powerful ruler’) + stathr ‘farmstead dwelling’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022