Harker

Harker is an English surname. Many geographic locations are named after individuals with the Harker surname.

Some genealogical records show that the origin of Harker comes from the North-West regions of England- North of the Lake District. Speculation is that Harker is the result of the combination of Romanized hyphenation of the surnames Hart or Hare and Kerr. (Hart - a type of stag; Hare - a rabbit; Kerr - a marshland.) It is also assumed that the Harker family were romanized subjects who lived on both sides of Hadrian's Wall in that area.

Harkers can be found mostly in Northern England. In the United States, there are concentrations of Harkers living in communities across the Rocky Mountains from Mexico to Canada. They are mostly decedents from Mormon Pioneers which dispersed from Cove Fort, Utah to settle the western frontier as called and assigned by Mormon leaders in the late 1800's.

Individuals

Al Harker (1910–2006), U.S. soccer player
Alfred Harker (petrologist) (1859–1939), English geologist and petrologist
Billy Harker (born 1911), English professional association footballer
Caroline Harker (born 1966), English stage and television actress
Charles Garrison Harker (1837–1864), Brigadier General of the Union Army in the American Civil War
Chris Harker, Democratic serving his second term as a Representative for Oregon's House District 34
Cyril Harker (1899–1970), New Zealand politician of the National Party
Donald Harker, Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of George in South Africa
F. Flaxington Harker (1876–1936), American composer of Scottish birth
George R. Harker, author and self-styled "cyberspace philosopher"
Gordon Harker (1885–1967), English film actor
Harry Harker (1887–?), Australian rules footballer
Howard Harker, World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories
John Harker, former President and Chief Executive Officer of InFocus corporation in Wilsonville, Oregon
Oswald Allen Harker, (1886–1968), Acting Director General of MI5 from 1940 to 1941
Patrick T. Harker, President of the University of Delaware
Skouson Harker (born 1977), Canadian former professional basketball player of the FIBA European Leagues
Susannah Harker (born 1965), English movie, television and theatre actress
Wiley Harker, actor who portrayed Crane Tolliver in the soap opera General Hospital in 1983
William Harker (1819–1905), wool merchant, banker and Liberal politician who represented Ripon

Fictional characters

Harker Fleet, fictional character portrayed by George Peppard in One More Train to Rob
Edith Harker, fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Jonathan Harker, fictional character in the 1897 horror novel Dracula by Bram Stoker
Kay Harker, fictional character, the young hero of the books The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights by John Masefield
Mina Harker, fictional character in the 1897 horror novel Dracula by Bram Stoker
Quincy Harker, fictional character in the Marvel Universe which is based on a character in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Sard Harker, fictional character (Chisholm 'Sardonic' Harker) in the 1924 novel of the same name by John Masefield.

Inhabited places

England

Harker, Cumbria, north of Carlisle

USA

Harker, Florida, census-designated place located in Collier County, Florida
Harkers Island, North Carolina, census-designated place in Carteret County, North Carolina
Harker Heights, Texas, city in Bell County, Texas

Historical military forts

Fort Harker (Alabama), military fortification built during the American Civil War
Fort Harker (Kansas), military installation of the US Army from 1866 to 1872

Buildings

The Harker School, private educational institution in San Jose, California, USA

Rivers, streams, and springs

Cam Harker Spring, spring located in Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA
Harker Creek (disambiguation), the names of several creeks in the USA
Harker's Run (Ohio), stream located in Preble County, Ohio, USA
Harker Run (West Virginia), stream located in Wetzel County, West Virginia, USA

Lakes

Harker Lake, shallow glacial lake in Kidder County, North Dakota, USA
Upper Harker Lake, shallow glacial lake located in Kidder County, North Dakota, USA
Harker Park Lake, lake located in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, USA

Land features

Harker Canyon (disambiguation), several canyons of that name in the USA
Harker Point on Bristol Island in the South Sandwich Islands
Mount Harker in Antarctica

Glaciers

Harker Glacier on the island of South Georgia

Moon features

Dorsa Harker, wrinkle ridge in Mare Crisium on the Moon

Video games

Harker (video game)