Is the name 'Harding' Scottish?

[gilmore]

Off the TOP of my head (ie-> NOT LOOKED UP)

IF the family IS Scottish, you might want to look into the Hardin family. The name has enough grammatical similarity to be possible.
NOT saying it IS, but that it COULD BE.

According to Surname Profiler

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/default.aspx

both Hardin and Harden are English names, not at all Scots.

[fluter]

You're right, of course, Gilmore. I wouldn't be happy just guessing what might, or might not, be the case. I shall have to work on this one. Meanwhile, I have some 'universals' to enjoy anyway. And thanks for the link.

Obviously, go with what you're comfortable wearing.

If you like one of the district tartans and/or have any sentimental feeling about the corresponding area, go for it. My closest personal connection to Nova Scotia is probably some distant cousins, plus its huge place in Scottish history; but one day I'll be wearing the Nova Scotia tartan. A good excuse for a second Sport Kilt, come to think of it!

Then, the beauty of genealogy is that if you can search N generations, you have 2-to-the-Nth-power ancestors. You're certain to find something interesting.

I have been admiring the Colquhoun tartan and was rationalizing that one of my myriad Gregg cousins must have married a Calhoun at some point. WELL what I once knew but had forgotten was a Calhoun in direct line, a GGGgrandmother. Plus others in other lines, and I think 2 of them were first cousins giving us a double dose of Calhoun.

My old info on the Greggs stopped at water's edge; but someone has taken the line across to Ulster and beyond; though i have not verified the link. So one day I may actually have a clue about where in Scotland that line came from, as opposed to where MacGregors in general hung out.

[MacWage]

According to Surname Profiler

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/UCLnames/default.aspx

both Hardin and Harden are English names, not at all Scots.

I was thinking about Mark Hardin, Baron of Calenknowles, who is on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and on the Scottish Armiger council (whatever its official name is). He married a girl from my hometown, lived in Atlanta, and now lives somewhere in the Carolina mountains.
I was not sure of the family origins (I NEVER looked it up).

[gilmore]

I was thinking about Mark Hardin, Baron of Calenknowles, who is on the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs and on the Scottish Armiger council (whatever its official name is). He married a girl from my hometown, lived in Atlanta, and now lives somewhere in the Carolina mountains.
I was not sure of the family origins (I NEVER looked it up).

There is no such person listed as a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. See http://www.clanchiefs.org/members.html

[Don Patrick]

I'm hoping that a member, who will most likely be native of Scotland, might be able to help with a name puzzle. Although I was born in South London, of London-based parents, my grandfather's name was Harding. That sounds rather Scottish to me, though having searched on name/country association sites it comes up as being very much English. I wonder why, then, that whenever I search Harding along with another Scottish keyword (maybe a city name or area), that there are so many entries for this surname. Does anyone know if it has a touch or more of Scots to it? Or not.

I'm not an expert on the Clans, but I did google the Harding name and if this post is correct there was a Clan Harding of Norwegian descent rather than Irish.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/-sczsteve/Harding.htm
I'm sure a little more research should prove it one way or the other.

[Don Patrick]

Another Harding Clan site. I suspect there is a Clan Harding http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.f...mily-crest.htm

[Don Patrick]

I'm hoping that a member, who will most likely be native of Scotland, might be able to help with a name puzzle. Although I was born in South London, of London-based parents, my grandfather's name was Harding. That sounds rather Scottish to me, though having searched on name/country association sites it comes up as being very much English. I wonder why, then, that whenever I search Harding along with another Scottish keyword (maybe a city name or area), that there are so many entries for this surname. Does anyone know if it has a touch or more of Scots to it? Or not.

Google the following Clan + Scottish + Harding

[Don Patrick]

Sorry for so many posts. How about a tartan for Harding - http://www.tartansauthority.com/web/site/cart2.asp

Well - the url didn't hold the search results - you'll have to use this link and search for the name Harding.

There are two personal tartans and a district tartan (Perthshire District) tied to the name Harding. All three nice looking. More research may reveal others.

Another site http://www.kiltmakers.com/septs.asp?letter=h ties the name to the Perthshire District Tartan.

[gilmore]

Another Harding Clan site. I suspect there is a Clan Harding http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.f...mily-crest.htm

There are no such things as family coats of arms. They belong to only one person at a time, undifferentiated. When he dies, it is inherited by his heir. Bogus sites like this one have been making money off the unsuspecting for years, selling them things that have nothing to do with their families.

[Don Patrick]

Here's a few more Harding/Hardin links:
http://www.celticstoreusa.com/Patches.htm - Harding Crest
http://www.oursoutherncousins.com/hardin.html
http://www.hardensociety.co.uk/