does anyone know where the surname ''Harris'' originated from ?

Question

i know that at the time of Jesus,for example, that people were know of the area they came from, i.e, David of bethlehem etc... does this mean that alleveryone with the same surname came or originated from the same place? and that people with same surnames are related??? im baffled,as u can see by the way i couldnt even explain my question properly!! ha...well i hope someone can help me.....coz i cant lol

Answer 1

Definition: Son of Harry. Harry is a derivation of Henry, meaning "home ruler."

Surname Origin: English, Welsh

Alternate Surname Spellings: HARRISON

Answer 2

people with the same surname are somewhat related to each other further down the line. not everyone with the same surname came from the same place for example my surname is "Hawthorne". that could mean that my ancestors came from Hawthorn in County Durham, England or they lived near a hawthorn tree.

Harris was a name for a person who was the son of the ruler of the property upon which he lived. Initially, le Herisse, the name came to England with the Norman Conquest, and is of Old French derivation. Another derivation, which is probably more common shows that the name is a version of the Old English given name Harry.

Answer 3

It is a Scottish name (the Welsh form being Harries) and it is taken form the first name Harry. Variants on both names are Parry (Welsh) and Harrison (Scottish), both of which mean "son of Harry". In the Outer Hebrides is the Isle of Harris and if my name was Harris I would be very keen to trace my origins there, as it is the most enchanting place.

Answer 4

English and Welsh (very common in southern England and South Wales): patronymic from the medieval English personal name Harry, Pet form of Henry.


This name is also well established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. In some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, both Harris and Harrison can be Anglicized forms of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha.


Greek: reduced form of the Greek personal name Kharalambos, composed of the elements khara ‘joy’ + lambein ‘to shine’.

Jewish: Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish names.

England, Ireland, Great Brittain, Scottland, Wales and Germany are the countries that early immigrants hailed from.

Answer 5

In Greek the word haris means grace, but i am not sure if it's related at all because we use this as first name only, not surname i think

Answer 6

I knew a girl names Josephine Harris and she insisted that it was a Jewish name. I personally have no idea. I have thought this over time and time again and find it a really interesting subject.

Answer 7

Xander from Sunnydale

Answer 8

my last name is Harris and it originates from Japan, belive it or not. hope it helped.

Answer 9

outer hebrides