Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Jewish; and the first letter is H.
usage
letter
Haber German, Jewish
Occupational name for one who grew or sold oats, derived from Old High German habaro "oat". As a Jewish surname it is ornamental.
Harel הַרְאֵל Jewish
Ornamental name adopted from a biblical place name meaning "altar, mountain of God" in Hebrew.
Hayes 3 Jewish
Matronymic name derived from the given name Chaya.
Heiman היימאַן Jewish
From the given name Chayyim.
Hersch הירש German, Jewish
Variant of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.
Herschel הירשל German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
Heyman היימאַן Jewish
From the given name Chayyim.
Hirsch 2 הירש Jewish
Derived from the given name Hirsh.
Hirschel הירשל German, Jewish
Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2.
Hochberg German, Jewish
From place names meaning "high hill" in German.
Horowitz Jewish
From the German name of Hořovice, a town in the Czech Republic. Its name is derived from Czech hora "mountain".