
In the north of Scotland it is sometimes found as 'Mulliken'. Most Popular Scottish Last Names on FamilyEducation: Abernathy, Abercrombie.The name in Scotland is spelled 'Milliken', in Ireland, 'Milligan', and in England, 'Millikin' and 'Millican'. Origin of the Harding name – and the “ Hardinger”Use the list below to find your last name and learn about its meaning and origins. Although the Scottish traditional of wearing the tartan is more generally recognised, there is a school of thought that the Scots roots are the scoti who. Connecting tartans with Irish surnames is not an exact science, except where there is a family name which corresponds to a known tartan, such as Fitzpatrick or Keirnan.
It appears to be an old Nordic/Teutonic term for "tough guy"And Norway. HARDING – HARDANGER BRYGGIts origins in Scandinavia and Germany. A cross-country skier would for example be aHello, I am Steve Harding, a Harding from Wirral in north-west England:Welcome to my “Harding” page, I hope you like it!Address the Hardinger at a meeting of the Thing assembly.From the 2005 Rygekongen Festival, Hafrsfjord, 2005.(and download) Erling address the Hardinger. The name is also used in NorwayAnd Sweden (as Hårding - pronounced as " Hawding" - or Hardingz) toRepresent a "Tough Guy". The 15th Century saw the clans name indelibly associated with Scottish.Is a Germanic or Anglo-Scandinavian name, and is still used in Norway today forPeople who come from the Hardanger fjord area, and their dialect isHardingmål.
The nameAlso appears in Nordic/Teutonic mythology: in Icelandic literature they are the" Haddings" and their legendary leader Hadding is protected by both Thor and Odin. Both groups may have originated from the same source – the Charudes of the JutlandPeninsula, who under pressure of expanding groups around them moved to Horderland/ Hardanger area whereAncient forms: Harding, Hardinge, Hartung,Hearding, Hadding, Herdan, Herden, Herdene. The other as Danish/Angle hordes where theyWere recorded in the Anglo Saxon Rune Poem as the Germanic warrior tribe " Heardingas".
The Hardings liked their King and decided to rescue him. During a crusade to eastern England in900ad King Harding was captured by the English and put in a prison tower. The Norwegian HardingsHave their own saga about him (recalled here by Tor Instanes):King Harding ruled Hardanger in the time of the Vikings (c.900ad) and lived inKinsarvik. He apparently lived in the village of Kinsarvik, which now has theBut in Viking times it had a boat house which held King Harding's ships (theWalls of this boat house still exist today).
And for footieFans there is even a Harding Soccer Team, where?. Kinsarvik , (with promotional video for Hardangertun) and the excellent Harding Motell/ HyttetunSounds like a great place of pilgrimage for the Harding clan. For another version of the saga visit the Kinsarvik page. The saga ends with KingHarding returning safely to Kinsarvik, Hardanger. When they approached the English shore they did so withThe white side facing towards the shore.The prison tower and switched the king with an old man dressed like the king.Then they set sail and made their escape but with the black side of the shipThe invaders as they were looking for a white ship.
The family name Harding emerged as a ScottishTerritory of Derbyshire where they were recorded as aFamily of great antiquity seated with manor and estates in that shire. The firstWas in Derbyshire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say wellBefore the Norman conquest. Researchers foundThe origin of this surname Harding by referring to documents such as the Orkneyinga Sagas, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland the Inquisitio and translations of local manuscripts, baptismals and tax records, found in the north at Dingwall, and in the Orkneys and Shetlands. F.ex.“Dai” is used instead of De (“You”), fann is usedInstead of ikke (“not”): Dai fann ikkje sildæ : “you didn’t find any herring”.OF THE DISTINGUISHED SURNAME HARDING", FROM THE TALES OF ROBIN HOOD,Introduction of the name into the British Isles this extract is probably notFierce sea faring nation, acquired settlements in the 9th century at theIt is from this group that the family name Harding emerges. Dialect of Norwegian still spoken in Hardanger/ Hordaland. Download this "wonderful piece" and visit Karin Code's web site.

Ultimately when in these various communities patrilineal surnames didEventually emerge, one particular Harding passed his name to his sons andNever happened because the use of patrilineal surnames is quite recent, and inThe case of Iceland they still use the “son of and daughter of” system ofThese tough guys around starting different lineages when paternal surnames cameFrom the 1891 Census and maps showing the distribution of people with theSeparate main cores in England: I – Northern England (focusing onYorkshire-Lancashire) II – Southern England III - South-West England and an additional smallerAdapted from the 1891 census and Ancestry.com The highest density(compared to other surnames) was in what is now the Borough of Dacorum , incorporating Hemel Hempstead (NE partOf Core II). Its use as a proper surname in the BritishFrom a description of someone coming from these groups of people or possiblyFrom Anglo-Scandinavian communities using the expression to describe aParticular tough guy in a village or region. JuryGermanic roots, despite some claims to the contrary it is impossible toProperly trace surname lineages from these areas into the British Isles sinceThe “patrilineal” system of surnames came well after the Anglo Saxon and VikingAge invasions and colonisations.

