The surname "Harkness" is of Scottish origin. It is a habitational surname, which means it was often taken on by people based on the place where they lived or came from. In this case, "Harkness" likely originates from one or more places named Harkness in Scotland. "Harkness" means "rocky headland" or "dark promontory, " being derived from Old Norse words like "harka," meaning "rock" or "hill," or "harki," meaning "dark" or "gray." Notable bearers of the surname Harkness include Albert Harkness the American Teacher and Classical Scholar. Albert was born October the 6th 1822 in Mendon, Massachusetts and died on the 27th of May 1907 in Providence, Rhode Island. He visited Europe in 1870 and 1883 and there investigated educational questions, in particular the methods of German and English universities. He assisted in founding the American Philological Association of which he was a first vice president in 1869-1870 and elected president pf the association in 1875.
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HARKNESS BARON CREST RING
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