Harken

See also: harken

English

Etymology

Borrowed from North German Harken.

Proper noun

Harken (plural Harkens)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harken is the 40016^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Harken is most common among White (95.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harken”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Harken

1. plural of Harke