Family name origins & meanings
- English : variant of Harlin.
- English : habitational name from East Harling in Norfolk, named in Old English as ‘(settlement of) Herela’s people’.
- North German and Frisian : habitational name from the marsh area Harling in East Friesland or from the port of Harlingen in West Friesland.
- German (Härling) : nickname for an immature person, from Old High German herling ‘(sour) grape harvested before maturity’.