Harris

Harris
Harris popular surname, attested from c.1400, from HARRY (Cf. Harry), popular medieval pronunciation of HENRY (Cf. Henry). As a type of tweed (1892), it is from the name of the southern section of the island of Lewis with Harris in the Outer Hebrides; originally it referred to fabric produced by the inhabitants there, later a proprietary name. That place name represents Gael. na-h-earaidh "that which is higher," in comparison to the lower Lewis. Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania, is named for ferryman John Harris (1727-1791), son of the original European settler.

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