All Submitted Surnames

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Hanaue Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper, superior" or 植 (ue) meaning "planting".
Hanaya Japanese
From Japanese 花屋 (hanaya) meaning "florist", which combines 花 (hana) meaning "flower" with 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Hanazawa Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hanazono Japanese
Hana means "flower" and zono is a form of sono meaning "garden".
Hance English
Allegedly a patronymic from the personal name Hann.
Hancock English
One plausible meaning for Hancock, due to the armorial achievement of the rooster charge. In medieval times, (500-1500AD) the rooster symbolized Christianity. This was due to with the fact the cock was crowing before Peter denied Christ, however, quickly after, it became a symbol for repentance & vigilance for looking out for sin... [more]
Handa Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Händel German
Derived from Hans or Heinrich.
Handelman Jewish
Occupational name for a tradesman merchant or dealer.
Handique Assamese
The surname of a certain Aideu.
Hands English
Plural form of Hand.
Handschuh German
Occupational name for a maker or seller of gloves or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually wore gloves from Middle High German hantschuoch "glove" literally "hand shoe" from the elements hant "hand" and schuh "shoe".
Haneda Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather, plume" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". It can also be formed from 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Haneef Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hanif.
Hanekawa Japanese
羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical
Häner German
Variant of Hanner.
Haner German
Altered spelling or variant of Hahner.
Hanes English, Welsh
variant spelling of Haynes.
Hanesaka Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽根坂 (Hanesaka), the common name for the area of Furukawachōshimono in the city of Hida in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan.
Hanesato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 羽里 (see Hari).
Haney Irish
Derived from the Gaelic name Ó hEighnigh
Haneyama Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hàng Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hang, from Sino-Vietnamese 杭 (hàng).
Hang German (Swiss)
From the given name Hank
Hang Khmer
Means "swan, wild goose" in Khmer, also referring to a mythological bird known as the hamsa.
Hang Hmong
From the clan name Ham or Haam associated with the Chinese character 項 (xiàng) (see Xiang).
Hanganu Romanian
Hanganu is a Romanian surname.... [more]
Hani Estonian
Hani is an Estonian surname meaning "goose".
Hani Arabic
Derived from the given name Hani.
Hanif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Hanif.
Hanifnejad Persian
Means "descendant of Hanif" in Persian.
Hänilane Estonian
Hänilane is an Estonian surname meaning "wagtail" (bird species: Motacilla flava).
Hankin English
From the given name Hankin
Hanks English
Patronymic form of Hank.
Hanley Irish
Means “descendant of Áinle.” Derived from “O’Hanley,” an anglicized form of “Ó hÁinle,” ultimately from Gaelic “ainle” meaning “beauty, grace.”
Hanlin Scottish, English
Scottish and English: probably a variant spelling of Irish Hanlon.
Hanlon Irish
Anglicized 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.
Hanmer Welsh
A Welsh topographical surname, deviring from 'Hand', a cock, and 'Mere', a lake. A parish in Flintshire, now Wrexham.
Hanna Irish, Scottish
from Gaelic Ó hAnnaigh "descendant of Annach" a personal name of uncertain origin or from Gaelic Ó hÉanna "descendant of Éanna" also unexplained but well attested... [more]
Hannachi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Refers to Hanencha, a tribe inhabiting eastern Algeria and western Tunisia.
Hannam English
Habitational 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.
Hannant Irish
A variant of the Irish surname Hannon An anglicized form of Irish-Gaelic Ó Hannáin
Hänner German
Pet form of Heinrich.
Hanner German
From a pet form of Hann, short form of Johann.
Hannikainen Finnish
Old surname from eastern Finland, derived from the name Hannes.
Hanoun Arabic
Derived from Arabic حنون (hanun) meaning "loving, fond, affectionate" or "merciful, compassionate".
Hanouna Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Hanoun used by Jews.
Hanratty Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hInreachtaigh meaning "descendant of Ionnrachtach", a given name meaning "attacker".
Hans German, Dutch, Alsatian, Romansh
Derived from the given name Hans.
Hans Indian
Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".
Hansalu Estonian
Hansalu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from the masculine given name "Hans" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Hans' grove".
Hansard English
Possibly from Middle English hansard "merchant or citizen of a Hanseatic town". Alternatively, from the given name Ansard, derived from ansu "god" and ward "guard" or hard "strong".
Hansdotter f Swedish
Means "daughter of Hans". This name is only given to females. A notable bearer is Swedish alpine ski racer Frida Hansdotter (b. 1985).
Hansli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Hans.
Hanso Estonian
Hanso is an Estonian surname derived from the masculine given name "Juhan/Johannes".
Hantel German (Rare)
Rare Bukovina German variant of Händel.
Hantzi Greek
Variant of Hatzis.
Hanvey Irish
Variant of Hanafin.
Hany Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Hani.
Hanyev m Kyrgyz (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Ganiev.
Hanyu Japanese
Variant transcription of Hanyuu.
Hanyuu Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" and 生 (nyuu) meaning "raw".
Hanza Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 半左 (Hanza), a clipping of the given name 半左衛門 (see Hanzaemon).
Hanzaike Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 繁在家 (Hanzaike), sound- and script-changed from 半在池 (Hanzaiike) meaning "Hanzaiike", a division in the area of Kirida in the city of Towada in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan... [more]
Hanzaiya Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 繁在家 (see Hanzaiya).
Hanzawa Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hao Chinese
From Chinese 郝 (hǎo) referring to the ancient fief of Hao, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Shanxi province.
Happy English
It comes from an Old English word that means "aspen".
Happygod English (African, Rare)
Possibly from the English words happy and god.
Haq Urdu, Bengali
Derived from Arabic حقّ (ḥaqq) meaning "truth".
Haqovaz Urdu
Meaning unknown.
Haque Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).
Har German
Variant of Har.
Hara Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Harada Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Harai Japanese
Hara means "field, plain" and i means "pit, mineshaft, well".
Haraldsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Haraldsson Icelandic
Means "son of Haraldur" in Icelandic.
Harambašić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Derived from harambaša (харамбаша), which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Haramija Croatian
Derived from harambaša, which was a historic rank for the senior commander of a hajduk band. The hajduks were bandits and freedom fighters in the Balkans who fought the Ottomans.
Haramoto Japanese
Hara means "plain, wilderness, field" and moto means "origin".
Harano Japanese
Hara means "plain, field" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".
Harareet Hebrew
Topographic name derived from Hebrew הֲרָרִית (hararit) meaning "mountainous". A famous bearer was Israeli actress Haya Harareet (1931-2021; birth name Haya Neuberg), who had a prominent role in the movie Ben-Hur (1959).
Harashima Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Harasimowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Harasim.
Harb Arabic
Means "war" in Arabic.
Harbach German
Habitational name from any of several places named Harbach.
Harbachoŭ Belarusian
Variant transcription of Harbachow.
Harbachow Belarusian
Belarusian form and equivalent of Gorbachev.
Harbey English
Derived from the given name Harvey.
Harbin English
This 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]
Harbor English
English: variant spelling of Harbour.
Harbour English
Variant of French Arbour or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house, from Old English herebeorg "shelter, lodging".
Harcourt French
This name is of locational origin either from the town and ancient chateau of Harcourt near Brionne in Normandy.
Harcus Scottish
Orcadian form of Harcase, a habitational name originating from Berwickshire, Scotland.
Hård Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "hard".
Hardacre English
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of poor, stony land, from Middle English hard "hard, difficult" and aker "cultivated land" (Old English æcer), or a habitational name from Hardacre, a place in Clapham, West Yorkshire, which has this etymology.
Hardekop German (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German hart "hard" and kopf "head". As a surname, it was given to a hard-headed, stubborn person.
Hardley English
The name comes from when a family lived in the village of Hartley which was in several English counties including Berkshire, Devon, Dorset, Kent, Lancashire, York and Northumberland. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English words hart which means a stag and lea which means a wood or clearing.
Hardman English
Occupational name for a herdsman.
Harduin French
From the given name Harduin.
Hare Irish (Anglicized), English (American)
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]
Harefa Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Hargier French
Known back to the 15th or 16th century in France.... [more]
Hargitay Hungarian
Denoted one from Hargita, a historical region of Hungary now known as Harghita County in eastern Transylvania, Romania. A famous bearer was Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay (1926-2006), as well as his daughter, actress Mariska Hargitay (1964-)... [more]
Hargreaves English
English: variant of Hargrave.
Hargreeves English
Variant of Hargreaves.
Hargrove English
English: variant of Hargrave.
Hari Japanese
From Japanese 播 (hari) meaning "scatter; spread; disseminate", referring to cultivated land.... [more]
Harigae Japanese
From the Japanese 張 (hari) "Extended Net constellation" and 替 (kae or gae) "exchange," "spare," "substitute."
Harimoto Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and moto means "base, origin, source, root".
Harington English
Variant spelling of Harrington. A famous bearer is English actor Kit Harington (1986-).
Haris Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Harith.
Haritani Japanese
Hari means "Extended Net constellation" and tani means "valley".
Harith Arabic
Derived from the given name Harith.
Härjapea Estonian
Härjapea is an Estonian surname literally meaning "ox head", but derived from a colloquial name for "clover".
Harjo Estonian
Harjo is an Estonia surname, a variation of "Harju"; from Harju County.
Harjo Creek
From Creek Ha'chō meaning "crazy brave; recklessly brave".
Harju Finnish
Means "esker", a long ridge formed by a river flowing underneath a glacier.
Harkaway English
From a sporting phrase used to guide and incite hunting dogs.
Harker English (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]
Harkless English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Harkin, a Scottish diminutive of Henry.
Harkness Scottish, English (British), Northern Irish
Apparently 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]
Härkönen Finnish
A surname derived from the Finnish word härkä, meaning 'bull', and the common surname suffix -nen.
Harkonnen Literature
Derived from the Finnish surname Härkönen. Vladimir Harkonnen is a fictional character in the ’Dune’ franchise created by American author Frank Herbert.
Harlacher German
Habitational name for someone from Ober- or Unter-Harlachen, near Überlingen.
Harless English, German
English: 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.
Harlin English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Norman French personal name Herluin, meaning "noble friend" or "noble warrior."
Härma Estonian
Härma is an Estonian surname meaning "frosty" or "frosted".
Harma Finnish, Estonian
Anglicized form of either Härma or Haarma. The former is a toponymic surname referring to several places in Estonia and Finland, probably derived from the given name Herman... [more]
Härmatis Estonian
Härmatis is an Estonian surname meaning "hoarfrost".
Harmel French
Derived from the given name Armel.
Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.
Harmenszoon Dutch
Means "son of Harmen" in Dutch, the Dutch form of Herman. This was the other surname for the Dutch painter Rembrandt (1606-1669), the other being Van Rijn.
Harmer English (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.
Harms Dutch, Low German, Danish
Patronymic from the personal name Harm, a Dutch diminutive of Herman.
Harmse Dutch, Low German, South African
Means "son of Harm", a short form of Herman.
Harmsen Dutch, Low German, Danish
Means "son of Harm" in Dutch and Danish.
Harnage English
Derived from the personal name Agnes
Harnar German
Given to one who was noisy
Harnden English
From an English village Harrowden in Bedfordshire. This place name literally means "hill of the heathen shrines or temples," from the Old English words hearg and dun.
Haro Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a shortened version of the name "de Haro"
Harold English, Norman, German
English from the Old English personal name Hereweald, its Old Norse equivalent Haraldr, or the Continental form Herold introduced to Britain by the Normans... [more]
Harold Irish
Of direct Norse origin, but is also occasionally a variant of Harrell and Hurrell.
Haroon Urdu, Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Harun.
Haroun Arabic
Derived from the given name Harun.
Harouna Western African
From the given name Harouna.
Haroutunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Harpe German
Derived from a short form of the given name Harprecht.
Harr English
Short form of Harris
Harrett French
France, England
Harriman English
Means "Harry's man" or "Harry's servant".
Harris Welsh
A 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... [more]
Harrod English
Variant of Harold.
Harrold Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Harold.
Harrow English
Means "person from Harrow", the district of northwest Greater London, or various places of the same name in Scotland ("heathen shrine").
Harry English
From first name Harry.
Harshaw Irish, Northern Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Hershey or Archer.
Harte English
Variant of Hart.
Hartford English
Habitational name from Hertford, or from either of two places called Hartford, in Cheshire and Cumbria; all are named with Old English heorot ‘hart’ + ford ‘ford’.
Hartikka Finnish
Finnish surname, possibly a Finnish variant of German first name Harteke.
Hartnagel German
Occupational name for a nailsmith from the Middle High German elements hart "hard" and nagal "nail".
Hartnell English
From a location in Marwood, Devon, derived from Old English heort "stag" + cnoll "hill".
Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
Hartranft German
descriptive nickname for a pauper from Middle High German harte "hard" and ranft "rind crust".
Hartshorn English
habitational name from Hartshorne (Derbyshire) from Old English heorot "hart stag" (genitive heorotes) and horn "horn" perhaps in reference to the nearby hill (known as Hart Hill) and its supposed resemblance to a hart's horn... [more]
Hartung German
German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a derivative (originally a patronymic) of compound names beginning with hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.
Hartwell English
Habitational name from places in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire called Hartwell, from Old English heorot ‘stag’, ‘hart’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’... [more]
Hartwig German
From the given name Hartwig.
Haru Estonian
Haru is an Estonian surname meaning "branch".
Harugai Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring valley".
Harugaya Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring valley".
Harui Japanese
Haru means "spring" "well, pit, mineshaft".