Submitted Surnames Starting with H
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HÀVietnameseFrom the Sino-Vietnamese character and ultimately the Chinese character
河 meaning "river". It was probably given to someone who lived near a river.
HẠVietnameseDerived from the Han character
夏 meaning "summer".
HAALANDNorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads named Haaland or Håland, in Agder and southwestern Norway, notably in the county of Rogaland. The farm name is from Old Norse Hávaland, from Old Norse hár meaning "high" + land meaning "farm".
HAAMHmongA Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as
Ham or
Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname
Hang.
HAAVISTOFinnishMeans "place with aspens" or "group of aspens". This name comes from a combination of
haapa, "aspen", and the suffix
-sto which is used for places and groups of things.
HAAVISTUEstonianHaavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
HABERMalteseNot to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
HABERLANDGermanTopographic name from Middle High German
haber(e) "oats" and
land "land", or a habitational name from any of various places so called.
HABERMANNGermanDerived from Late Middle High German
haber and Middle High German and Middle Low German
haver(e) "oat" and
man "man", this surname denoted someone who dealt in oat or who produced and dealt in oat groats, porridge or grits.
HABERMANNGerman, JewishOccupational name for a grower or seller of oats, composed of the elements
Haber and the agent suffix
-mann.
HABSBURGGermanThis surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German
Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German
hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
HACIYEVAzerbaijaniMeans “son of the pilgrim”, derived from the Arabic word حَاجِيّ
(ḥājiyy) denoting a Muslim pilgrim who has made the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
HACKNEYEnglish, ScottishHabitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name
Haca (genitive
Hacan) combined with
ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
HACKNEYEnglish, ScottishFrom Middle English
hakenei (Old French
haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand...
[more] HACOHENHebrewMeans "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word
ha which means "the", and the surname
Cohen.
HADAJapaneseThis is another reading of Haneda/Hata. Ha means "Plume, Feather, Wing" and Da means "Rice Paddy/Patty".
HADDADArabic, Hebrew, PersianMeans "blacksmith" in Arabic, ultimately from Syriac ܚܰܕܳܕܳܐ
(hadado), though it could also be derived from the name of a Semitic deity,
Hadad.
HADDONEnglishDerived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill"....
[more] HADJArabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic حاج
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", referring to the Islamic hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (chiefly Maghrebi).
HADŽIĆBosnianDerived from Arabic حَاجّ
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", a title given to Muslims who have completed the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
HAFERGerman, JewishMetonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German
Hafer "oats". Compare
Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
HAGAJapaneseHa means "Fragrance,Aroma" and Ga means "Congratulations". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan, and most likely comes from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
HAGANJewishHebrew, shortened from haganah which means soldier
HAGANIrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hÁgáin "descendant of
Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of
óg "young".
HAGANIrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of
Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of
Aodh meaning "fire".
HAGEMANDutch, SwedishDutch: topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Middle Dutch haghe ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’ + man ‘man’. Respelling of German
Hagemann. ...
[more] HAGEMANNGerman, Danish1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure, from Middle High German hac ‘enclosure’, ‘hedge’, Middle Low German hage + mann ‘man’. ...
[more] HÄGGSwedishFrom Swedish
hägg "hackberry, bird cherry ".
HÄGGSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hägg "bird cherry" and
ström "stream, small river".
HAGINOJapaneseHagi means "Bush Clover" and No means "Field, Plain, Wilderness". A notable bearer is Kosuke Hagino, a competitive swimmer.
HAGIWARAJapaneseMeaning "field of bush clovers", from
萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover", and
原 (hara) meaning "field" or "meadow".
HAGSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hage "enclosure, garden" and
ström "stream, small river".
HAHMGermanMetonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’.
HAHNERGermanOccupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
hane "rooster".
HAHNERGermanHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
HAILESScottish, EnglishScottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of
hall ‘hall’. ...
[more] HAIRFIELDEnglishProbably a variant of Harefield, a habitational name from a place so named, for example the one Greater London or Harefield in Selling, Kent, which are both apparently named from Old English here ‘army’ + feld ‘open country’.
HAJJARArabicMeans "stonemason" from Arabic حَجَر
(ḥajar) "stone, weight".
HAKURYŪJapanese (Rare)This surname combines 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white" with 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 柳 (ryuu, yanagi) meaning "willow."...
[more] HALABIArabicMeans "Aleppine" in Arabic, referring to someone from the city of Aleppo in Syria.
HALBERSTADTGermanHabitational name from any of various places so named, notably the city near Magdeburg and Halberstadt near Königstein in Saxony.
HALEVIHebrewMeans "The Levite" in Hebrew, from the word
ha which means "the", and the surname
Levi.
HALIBURTONScottishMeans "town fortified in stone". It comes from a combination of the Old Norse element
hallr meaning rock (as in
Halle) and of the Old English place name
Burton, denoting a fortified town...
[more] HÄLLEstonianHäll is an Estonian surname meaning "cradle" and "birthplace".
HALLEstonianHall is an Estonian surname meaning both "grey" and "frost".
HALLADanishDerived from the Old Norse HALLR, which means 'flat stone, rock' or 'sloping, leaning to one side'...
[more] HALLÉNSwedish, DutchSwedish variant of
Hall, with the addition of the adjectival suffix
-én. Possibly a shortened form of Dutch
van der Hallen, a topographic or habitational name from Middle Dutch
halle ‘hall.’
HALLEYEnglishLocation name combining the elements
hall as in "large house" and
lee meaning "field or clearing."
HALLINANIrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hÁilgheanáin "descendant of Áilgheanán", a pet form of a personal name composed of old Celtic elements meaning "mild, noble person".
HALLIWELLEnglishNorthern English (Lancashire) habitational name from a place near Manchester called Halliwell, from Old English
halig ‘holy’ +
well(a) ‘well’, ‘spring’, or from any of the numerous other places named with these elements (see
Hollowell).
HALLMARKEnglishFrom Middle English halfmark ‘half a mark’, probably a nickname or status name for someone who paid this sum in rent.
HALLOWEnglishEnglish: topographic name from Middle English
hal(l)owes ‘nooks’, ‘hollows’, from Old English
halh (see
Hale). In some cases the name may be genitive, rather than plural, in form, with the sense ‘relative or servant of the dweller in the nook’.
HALLSTRÖMSwedishCombination of Swedish
hall "hall, stone, rock" and
ström "stream, small river".
HALPERNJewishHabitual surname for a person who lived in the city of Heilbronn in Germany.
HAMEnglish, German, Scottish, Anglo-SaxonAnglo-Saxon meaning the home stead, many places in England. One who came from Hamm in North-Rhine Westphalia, or one who came from Ham in Caithness Scotland's most northerly county. In Scotland this surname devires from the Norse word "Hami", meaning homestead.
HAMADAJapaneseFrom Japanese 浜
(hama) meaning "beach, seashore" combined with 田
(da) meaning "paddy, field".
HAMADATEJapaneseFrom the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (hama) "beach" and 舘 or 館(
date or
tate) "mansion," "large building," "palace"
HAMAGUCHIJapaneseFrom Japanese 浜
(hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 口
(kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
HAMAKAWAJapaneseFrom the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (
hama) "beach" and 川 or 河 (
kawa) "river."
HÄMÄLÄINENFinnishFinnish surname meaning "Tavastian, person from Tavastia". Tavastia is a historical province in southern Finland. The surname is a combination of
Häme "Tavastia" and
-läinen "-ian".
HAMAMURAJapaneseHama means "Seashore, Beach" and Mura means "Village, Hamlet". A notable bearer of the surname is Jun Hamamura, he was an actor.
HAMANOJapaneseFrom the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (
hama) "beach" and 野 (
no) "field," "area."
HÄMARIKEstonianHämarik is an Estonian surname meaning "dusk". From "Hämarik" in Estonian mythology, a beautiful young maiden who was the personification of dusk.
HAMAZAKIJapaneseIt's the same as
Hamasaki, it's just a different transcription and pronunciation. Tatsuya Hamzazaki wrote the light novel adaptation of the anime Absolute Boy.
HAMBERGGerman, Danish, JewishGerman, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of
Hamburg.
HAMBERGERGerman, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name for someone from any of various places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of
Hamburger.
HAMBURGGerman, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from the great city and port at the mouth of the river Elbe, named with the Germanic elements
ham ‘water meadow’ +
burg ‘fortress’, ‘fortified town’.
HAMDANMuslimMuslim: from an Arabic personal name, Ḥamdān ‘much praise’, a derivative of Hamid. Ḥamdān was the name of a tribe in Arabia. The Hamdani dynasty ruled al-Jazira and Syria from 905 to 1004....
[more] HAMEREnglish, GermanFrom the town of Hamer in Lancashire from the old english word
Hamor combining "Rock" and "Crag". It is also used in Germany and other places in Europe, possibly meaning a maker of Hammers.
HAMILLScottishHabitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the Germanic personal name
Hagano + Old French
ville "settlement".
HAMILLEnglishNickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English
hamel "mutilated", "crooked".
HAMILLIrishAccording to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hÁdhmaill "descendant of
Ádhmall", which he derives from
ádhmall "active".
HAMMARSKJÖLDSwedishHammarskjöld is a Swedish noble family. The name is a combination of
hammare "hammer" and
sköld "shield".
HAMMERGerman, English, JewishFrom Middle High German
hamer, Yiddish
hamer, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of hammers, for example in a forge, or nickname for a forceful person.
HAMNERWelshVariant spelling of "Hanmer", parish in Flintshire.
HAMREScandinavianHamre is a Surname used by people who has family from the places called Hamre
HANABUSAJapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (
busa) meaning "room*.
HANAFINIrishShortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAinbhthín (modernized as Ó hAinifín) ‘descendant of Ainbhthín’, a personal name derived from ainbhíoth ‘non-peace’, ‘storm’.
HANAIJapaneseHana means "Blossom, Flower" and I means "Well, Pit, Mine shaft, Ditch".
HANAZAWAJapaneseMeans "flower swamp" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 花 (flower) and 沢 / 澤 (swamp).
HANDAJapaneseThis surname means "Half of a Rice Paddy", with 半 (Han) and 田 (Da).
HANEDAJapaneseHane means "Wing, Feather, Plume" and Da means "Feild, Rice Patty/Paddy". This is predominantly in Eastern Japan.
HANEYAMAJapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (
hane) meaning "feather" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain".
HANLONIrishAnglicized form of Gaelic
Ó hAnluain "descendant of Anluan", a personal name from the intensive prefix
an- and
luan "light", "radiance" or "warrior". Occasionally it has been used to represent
HALLINAN.
HANMERWelshA Welsh topographical surname, deviring from 'Hand', a cock, and 'Mere', a lake. A parish in Flintshire, now Wrexham.
HANNAMEnglishHabitational name from a place called Hanham in Gloucestershire, which was originally Old English Hānum, dative plural of hān ‘rock’, hence ‘(place) at the rocks’. The ending -ham is by analogy with other place names with this very common unstressed ending.
HANSDOTTERSwedishMeans "daughter of
HANS". This name is only given to females. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine ski racer
Frida Hansdotter (b. 1985).
HANYUUJapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (
ha) meaning "feather" and 生 (
nyuu) meaning "raw".
HARAJapaneseFrom Japanese 原
(hara) meaning "field, plain". More commonly it is the final character in Japanese surnames.
HARADAJapaneseFrom the Japanese 原 (
hara) "field," "plain," "original" and 田 (
da or
ta) "rice paddy" or 多 (
da or
ta) "many."
HARBACHGermanHabitational name from any of several places named Harbach.
HARBINEnglishThis surname is of Anglo-Saxon origins, and is derived from the personal names Rabin, Robin, and Robert. It has the English prefix 'har', which means gray....
[more] HARBOUREnglishVariant of French
Arbour or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from Old English
herebeorg "shelter, lodging".
HARCUSScottishOrcadian form of Harcase, a habitational name originating from Berwickshire, Scotland.
HARDEKOPGerman (Rare)Derived from Middle High German
hart "hard" and
kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.
HAREIrish (Anglicized)Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍr, meaning ‘long-lasting’. In Ireland this name is found in County Armagh; it has also long been established in Scotland....
[more] HARIGAEJapaneseFrom the Japanese 張 (
hari) "Extended Net constellation" and 替 (
kae or
gae) "exchange," "spare," "substitute."
HARJOEstonianHarjo is an Estonia surname, a variation of "Harju"; from Harju County.
HARJUFinnishMeans "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier. Eskers made of gravel are common in Finland.
HARKAWAYEnglishFrom a sporting phrase used to guide and incite hunting dogs.
HARKEREnglish (British)English (mainly northeastern England and West Yorkshire): habitational name from either of two places in Cumbria, or from one in the parish of Halsall, near Ormskirk, Lancashire. The Cumbrian places are probably named from Middle English hart ‘male deer’ + kerr ‘marshland’...
[more] HARKNESSScottish, English (British), Northern IrishApparently a habitational name from an unidentified place (perhaps in the area of Annandale, with which the surname is connected in early records), probably so called from the Old English personal name
Hereca (a derivative of the various compound names with the first element
here ‘army’) + Old English
næss ‘headland’, ‘cape’...
[more] HARLACHERGermanHabitational name for someone from Ober- or Unter-Harlachen, near Überlingen.
HARLESSEnglish, GermanEnglish: probably a variant spelling of
Arliss, a nickname from Middle English
earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
HARLINEnglishEnglish surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name
Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
HÄRMAEstonianHärma is an Estonian surname meaning "frosty" or "frosted".
HARMAFinnish, EstonianAnglicized form of either
Härma or
Haarma. The former is a locational surname referring to places in Estonia and Finland. The latter means 'gray' in Finnish.
HARMEREnglish (British)Meaning, of the Army or man of Armor, from the battle at Normandy, France. It was formerly a French last name Haremere after the battle at Normandy it moved on to England where it was shortened to Harmer.
HARMSEDutch, Low GermanThe surname Harmse is derived from Harms or Harm, a Low-German / Niederdeutsch surname or name. In Plattdeutsch/Low Saxon the word sine is used as a possessive construction, hence Harmse indicates that it is the child of Harms, Harm, or Harmensze...
[more] HAROLDEnglish, Norman, GermanEnglish from the Old English personal name
Hereweald, its Old Norse equivalent
Haraldr, or the Continental form
Herold introduced to Britain by the Normans. These all go back to a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
heri,
hari ‘army’ +
wald ‘rule’, which is attested in Europe from an early date; the Roman historian
Tacitus records a certain
Cariovalda, chief of the Germanic tribe of the Batavi, as early as the 1st century ad...
[more] HARRISWelshA combination of the Welsh adjective 'hy', meaning 'bold' or 'presumptuous' and the common Welsh personal name 'Rhys'. This surname is common in South Wales and the English West Country and has an official Welsh tartan...
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