Haarstad Family History
Haarstad Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms so named. The second element is Old Norse stathr ‘farmstead dwelling’. The first element has various different origins. In Trondheim it is from an Old Norse male personal name Hárekr. In Flatanger in Trøndelag it is from Old Norse hár ‘high’ denoting a farm lying high up in the landscape. In Toten it is Old Norse hors ‘horse mare’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022