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jr2000 | 21:08 Tue 12th Mar 2013 | History
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sorry that should be Harker
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Then say so in that thread. This means nothing on it's own.
as said you should have posted this within your original thread

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http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History/Question1224618.html
Harker could be a placename, or come from the anglo-saxon word meanng 'listener'. In the latter context it might be applied to a medieval watchman, or to a nosey parker.....
It's from a placename. There are two places in Normandy called Harcourt. Someone from there will have come over with William the Conk, bringing the name with them. It became a family name, with the pronunciation and spelling changing over the years.

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