Re Old Name

[jr2000]

sorry that should be Harker

[Old_Geezer]

Then say so in that thread. This means nothing on it's own.

[IggyB]

as said you should have posted this within your original thread

link below:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/History/Question1224618.html

[Mosaic]

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.....

[heathfield]

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.