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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsHighland, Hiland, Hyland

Meaning & History

South German: from Middle High German heilant ‘savior’, ‘Christ’, presumably either a name given to someone who had played the part of Christ in a mystery play or an occupational name for a healer, from Middle High German heilen ‘to heal’, ‘save’.
Added 6/10/2016 by LMS