When James Harris was born on 28 January 1795, in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Hugh Harris, was 27 and his mother, Agnes Mcfarland, was 22. He married Anne Crawford in 1813, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851 and New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. His occupation is listed as agricultural laborer in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died on 1 June 1862, in Pathhead, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 67, and was buried in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThe following history was found among the papers of James P Condie who was the representative for the Hamilton Family Organization at one time. Research into the family history reveals that Hugh Harr …
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