Harlington Family History

from Harlington in Barnburgh (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Herlatona Herlinton Herlington in the 12th century and Harlington in 1418. The place-name means ‘farmstead associated with a man called Herela’ from an Old English personal name *Herela + the connective particle -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. Some of the bearers cited here may belong to (2).

from Harlington (Beds) which is recorded as Herlingdon in 1086 Herlingedune in 1181–90 Harlyngdon in 1489 and Harlyngton in 149. The place-name means ‘hill of the people of a man called Herela’ from an Old English personal name *Herela + the group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + dūn ‘hill’.