Description:
The name 'Harcourt' is derived from the Old French word 'harcourt' meaning 'farmstead with a fortified enclosure'. The name may have originated in the Harcourt Manor in Oxfordshire, England, which was the home of the Harcourt family from the early 15th century onwards. The name may also have originated in Normandy, where the Harcourt family were Lords of Harcourt. The name may also have originated in the County of Harcourt in Ireland. The name may also be derived from the town of Harcourt in the arrondissement of Paris, France.
