Holmgren SwedishOrnamental name derived from Swedish
holme (Old Norse
holmr) meaning "small island" and
gren (Old Norse
grein) meaning "branch".
Holst Danish, Low German, DutchOriginally referred to a person from the region of
Holstein between Germany and Denmark. A famous bearer of this name was the English composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934).
Holzknecht GermanOccupational name for a forester's helper, from Old High German
holz "wood" and
kneht "servant, apprentice".
Holzmann GermanDerived from Old High German
holz "wood" and
man "man", a name for someone who lived close to a wood or worked with wood.
Homewood EnglishFrom various place names derived from Old English
ham meaning "home" and
wudu meaning "wood".
Honda JapaneseFrom Japanese
本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and
田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Honeycutt EnglishDerived from the name of the English town of Hunnacott, derived from Old English
hunig "honey" or the given name
Huna combined with
cot "cottage".
Hood EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood, from Old English
hod.
Hooker EnglishOriginally applied to one who lived near a river bend or corner of some natural feature, from Old English
hoc "angle, hook".
Hooper EnglishOccupational name for someone who put the metal hoops around wooden barrels.
Hope EnglishDerived from Middle English
hop meaning
"small valley".
Hopper EnglishOccupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010).
Horáček m CzechDiminutive derived from Czech
hora "mountain".
Horn English, German, Norwegian, DanishFrom the Old English, Old High German and Old Norse word
horn meaning
"horn". This was an occupational name for one who carved objects out of horn or who played a horn, or a person who lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature, such as a mountain or a bend in a river.
Horowitz JewishFrom the German name of Hořovice, a town in the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from Czech
hora "mountain".
Horsfall EnglishFrom a minor place in Yorkshire derived from Old English
hors "horse" and
fall "clearing".
Horton EnglishFrom the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English
horh "dirt, mud" and
tun "enclosure, yard, town".
Horváth um Hungarian, SlovakHungarian and Slovak form of
Horvat. This is the second most common surname in Hungary and the most common surname in Slovakia (where is is typically borne by those of Hungarian ancestry).
House EnglishReferred to a person who lived or worked in a house, as opposed to a smaller hut.
Houston ScottishFrom a place name meaning "
Hugh's town". The original Houston is in Scotland near Glasgow.
Howard 2 EnglishOccupational name meaning
"ewe herder", from Old English
eowu "ewe" and
hierde "herdsman, guardian".
Howe EnglishName for one who lived on a hill, from Middle English
how "hill" (of Norse origin).
Hrabě m CzechMeans
"count" in Czech, perhaps used to denote someone who worked for a count or acted like a count.
Hruška m Czech, SlovakMeans
"pear" in Czech and Slovak, most likely used to denote a person who grew or sold pears.
Hu ChineseFrom Chinese
胡 (hú) meaning
"beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
Huber GermanOccupational name for a farmer, derived from Old High German
huoba "plot of land, farm".
Hudák m SlovakFrom Slovak
chudák meaning
"pauper, poor person".
Huddleston EnglishFrom the name of a town in the Yorkshire region of England, which means "Hudel's town" in Old English.
Hudnall EnglishFrom various English place names, derived from the Old English given name
Huda combined with
halh "nook, recess".
Huerta SpanishMeans
"garden, orchard" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin
hortus.
Huff EnglishMeans
"spur of a hill", from Old English
hoh.
Hummel 2 German, DutchNickname for a busy person, from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch
hommel, Middle High German
hummel, all meaning
"bee".
Hunter English, ScottishOccupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English
hunta.
Hurst EnglishOriginally a name for a person who lived near a thicket of trees, from Old English
hyrst "thicket".
Hussein ArabicFrom the given name
Husayn. A famous bearer was the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (1937-2006).
Huxley EnglishFrom the name of a town in Cheshire. The final element is Old English
leah "woodland, clearing", while the first element might be
hux "insult, scorn". A famous bearer was the British author Aldous Huxley (1894-1963).
Huxtable EnglishDerived from the name of an English place meaning "hook post", from Old English
hoc "hook" and
stapol "post".
Hyde EnglishFrom Middle English
hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.
Hyland 1 EnglishTopographic name meaning
"high land", from Old English
heah and
land.