Harrington

Harrington (or Harington) may refer to:

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People as a forename

Harrington (Princess Anne, Maryland)

Harrington is a historic home located at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, mid-18th century, frame farm house approximately 30 by 30 feet (9.1 by 9.1 m). It is one of the very few existing two-story frame 18th century farm houses of the area. The land on which the house was built was patented to a Thomas Holbrook, relative of the builder, in 1682 and remained in the Holbrook family for over 120 years.

Harrington was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Harrington, Delaware

Harrington is a city in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Harrington hosts the annual Delaware State Fair each July. The population was 3,562 at the 2010 census.

History

Harrington was named for Hon. Samuel M. Harrington, a former chancellor of the state.

Geography

Harrington is located at 38°55′28″N 75°34′29″W / 38.92444°N 75.57472°W / 38.92444; -75.57472 (38.924446, -75.574720).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), of which, 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (1.48%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,174 people, 1,223 households, and 825 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,587.1 people per square mile (612.7/km²). There were 1,328 housing units at an average density of 664.0 per square mile (256.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75.17% White, 21.64% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.72% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.

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Keeney (surname)

Keeney is a surname that has roots largely in the Celtic Irish Tradition. The name has a range of spellings including: Kinne, Keen, Keene, Keane, Kane, Kayne, Keaney, Keny, Keeny, Keyne, O'Kane, O'Keane, O'Cahan, Cahan, Kean, Kinney, O'Cain, Ó Cianaigh, McClokey, McCluskey, McClaskey. The Ó prefix means the "grandson of." The Ó Catháin clan also has relations to the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster.

As Roscoe C. Keeney, Jr. self listed "Family Historian" notes on his website"Whether the spelling be KINNE or KEENE or KINNEY or KEENEY or KEENY or another favorite spelling, we claim the same ancestry."

"eeney" is a common Gaelic ending (note Sweeney or Feeney)

Currently, there are around 20,000 individuals with the name Keeney in the United States.

Author and artist, Rebekah (Voll) Keeney has noted in her book Cornell Cabin Stories that in the Penn State Creamery Hall of Fame Flavors there is a Keeney Beany. A double chocolate ice cream with chocolate chunks, which pays tribute to Professor Emeritus Philip Keeney, a nationally recognized teacher and scientist in ice cream and chocolate technology.