All Submitted Surnames

usage
​
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hayami Japanese
From Japanese 速 (haya) meaning "fast", 逸 (haya) meaning "deviate" or 早 (haya) meaning "early"; combined with 水 (mi) meaning "water" or 見 (mi) meaning "see".
Hayamizu Japanese
Haya means "fast" or "hawk" and mizu means "water".
Hayano Japanese
Haya can mean "swift" or "hawk" and no means "field, plain".
Hayase Japanese
Haya can mean "hawk" or "fast" and se means "ripple, current".
Hayase Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).
Hayashibara Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Hayashida Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hayashizaki Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Hayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Khayasi.
Hayat Hebrew
Means "tailor" in Hebrew.
Hayat Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Turkish
From the given name Hayat.
Haycock English
English (West Midlands): from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Hay, formed with the Middle English hypocoristic suffix -cok (see Cocke).
Haydar Turkish
From the given name Haydar.
Haydar Arabic
From the given name Haidar.
Haydaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Haydar".
Haydarov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Haydar".
Hayder Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Haidar.
Haydn German
Meaning "heathen". Famous bearer is Austrian composer Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
Haydt German
Varient of Heid.
Hayek Arabic
Means "weaver" in Arabic.
Hayford English
English habitational name from several places called Heyford in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire, or Hayford in Buckfastleigh, Devon, all named with Old English heg ‘hay’ + ford ‘ford’.
Hayhurst English
Topographic name for a dweller ‘(by the) high wood or grove’, from Middle English heigh, high(e) + hirst(e).
Hayles English
Variant of Hales.
Hayling English
Either (i) "person from Hayling", Hampshire ("settlement of Hægel's people"); or (ii) from the Old Welsh personal name Heilyn, literally "cup-bearer" (see also Palin).
Haylock English
English surname of uncertain origin, possibly from the Old English given name Hægluc, a diminutive of the unrecorded name *Hægel, found in various place names... [more]
Haymes English
Patronymic derived from the Norman given name Hamo.
Hayne English
Variant of Hain.
Hayoun Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Chaim.
Hayrapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Haytham Arabic
Derived from the given name Haytham.
Haythornthwaite English (British)
From a place name that was derived from Old English haguthorn meaning "hawthorn (tree)" and Old Norse þveit meaning "clearing, meadow".
Hayton English
habitational name from any of various places called Hayton such as those in Cumberland East Yorkshire Nottinghamshire and Shropshire named with Old English heg "hay" and tun "farmstead estate".
Hayworth English
English: habitational name from Haywards Heath in Sussex, which was named in Old English as ‘enclosure with a hedge’, from hege ‘hedge’ + worð ‘enclosure’. The modern form, with its affix, arose much later on (Mills gives an example from 1544).
Hazar Turkish
Turkish / Muslim last name meaning "nightingale".
Hazard English, French
Nickname for an inveterate gambler, a crafty person, or a brave or foolhardy man prepared to run risks, from Middle English hasard via Old French hasart "dice game, game of chance", later used metaphorically of other uncertain enterprises... [more]
Hazard French, Flemish
From Middle Dutch hase "hare".
Hazard English
Variant form of Hansard.
Hazarika Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded over 1,000 soldiers. The title itself is derived from Assamese হাজাৰ (hazar) meaning "thousand".
Hazato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 羽里 (see Hari).
Hazboun Arabic
From the name of the ancient Biblical town of Heshbon located in present-day Jordan.
Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").
Hazeltine English
This unusual surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a locational surname from any of the various places that get their name from the Olde English pre 7th century “hoesel”, hazel and “-denut”, a valley, for example Heselden in Durham and, Hasselden in Sussex.
Hazelton English
Hazel is referring to hazel trees, while ton is from old english tun meaning enclosure, so an enclosure of hazel trees, or an orchard of hazel trees.
Hazelwood English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Derbyshire, Suffolk, Surrey, and West Yorkshire, so called from Old English hæsel (or Old Norse hesli) ‘hazel (tree)’ + wudu ‘wood’; or a topographic name from this term.
Hazlehurst English
Habitational name for a person from the places in Lancashire, Surrey, or Sussex, or somebody who lives in a hazel grove, all derived from Old English hæsl "hazel" (Archaic form hazle) and hyrst "wood, grove".
Hazlett English (British)
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hazel copse, Old English hæslett (a derivative of hæsel ‘hazel’). habitational name from Hazelhead or Hazlehead in Lancashire and West Yorkshire, derived from Old English hæsel ‘hazel’ + heafod ‘head’, here in the sense of ‘hill’; also a topographic name of similar etymological origin.
Hazra Indian, Bengali
Possibly from the name of a location near Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Hazzan Jewish
Occupational name for a cantor or singer of a synagogue, from Hebrew חזן (khazán) "cantor, leader of a congregation".
Hazzard English
Variant spelling of Hazard.
He Chinese
“He” means “to cheer” in Chinese.
Hea Estonian
Hea is an Estonian surname meaning "good".
Heacock English
variant spelling of Haycock
Headlee English (Rare)
The Anglo-Saxon name Headlee comes from when the family resided in one of a variety of similarly-named places. Headley in Hampshire is the oldest. The surname Headlee belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
Heafy Irish
Variant of Heaphy.
Healey English
Habitational surname for a person from Healey near Manchester, derived from Old English heah "high" + leah "wood", "clearing". There are various other places in northern England, such as Northumberland and Yorkshire, with the same name and etymology, and they may also have contributed to the surname.
Healy Irish
Southern Irish: reduced form of O’Healy, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉilidhe ‘descendant of the claimant’, from éilidhe ‘claimant’, or of Gaelic Ó hÉalaighthe ‘descendant of Éaladhach’, a personal name probably from ealadhach ‘ingenious’.
Heaphy Irish
From Irish Gaelic Ó hÉamhthaigh meaning "descendant of Éamhthach", the given name Éamhthach meaning "swift" in Gaelic.
Heard English
Occupational name for a tender of animals, normally a cowherd or shepherd, from Middle English herde (Old English hi(e)rde).
Hearne Irish
Anglicized form of Ó hEachthighearna.
Heart English
Variant of Hart.
Heartfield German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Herzfeld.
Heartfilia Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Lucy Heartfilia from the anime/manga Fairy Tail bears this surname.
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Heathcote English
English habitational name from any of various places called Heathcote, for example in Derbyshire and Warwickshire, from Old English h?ð ‘heathland’, ‘heather’ + cot ‘cottage’, ‘dwelling’.
Heather English
Topographic name, a variant of Heath with the addition of the habitational suffix -er. This surname is widespread in southern England, and also well established in Ireland.
Heaton English
Comes from "town (or farmstead) on a hill".... [more]
Hebel German
1 German: metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Middle High German hebel ‘yeast’.... [more]
Heber German
Occupational name for a carrier (someone who loaded or transported goods), from an agent derivative of Middle High German heben "to lift".
Hebert German
Variant of Heber.
Hebert French, German
From the personal name Hebert or Egbert.
Hebiana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).
Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Hebor Irish
From forename Heber 1.
Hecht German
Means "pike (fish)" in German, generally a nickname for a rapacious and greedy person. In some instances it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a fisher, and in others it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by a sign depicting this fish.
Heckenlaible German (Rare)
Probably derived from Middle High German hecke "hedge" and a diminutive form of loube "arbour, bower".
Hecker German
German form of Hatcher.
Hedayat Persian
From the given name Hedayat.
Hedayati Persian
From the given name Hedayat.
Hedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and berg "mountain".
Heddle English
Famous bearer is William Heddle Nash (1894-1961), the English lyric tenor.
Hedén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -én.
Hedge English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge, Middle English hegg(e). In the early Middle Ages, hedges were not merely dividers between fields, but had an important defensive function when planted around a settlement or enclosure.
Hedin Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -in.
Hedrick German (Americanized)
This name has a very obscure origin. With the name being of German origin but with notably more people living in England. It means, "Combatant ruler/Ruler of the heathland
Hedström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".
Hedstrom American
Anglicized form of Hedström.
Hee Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
A Danish habitational name from any of several places named from a word meaning ‘shining’ or ‘clear’, referencing a river.... [more]
Heeley English, Irish
Variant of English Healey or Irish Healy.
Heemskerk Dutch
From the name of a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, possibly derived from the personal name Hemezen (itself possibly a diminutive form of the element heim) combined with kirke "church".
Heenan Old Irish
Thought to be a nickname or metonymic, and to owe its derivation from the early Gaelic word ean meaning a "bird". The derivation is from the ancient name O'hEeanchain, which loosely translates as The descendant of the son of the Bird.
Heerkens Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name containing the element heri "army". Alternatively, a variant form of Eerkens.
Heffron Irish, English (American)
Of uncertain meaning. Private Babe Heffron was a famous bearer of that name.
Hefler German
Derived from the Old German and German word hof, which means settlement, farm or court.
Hefner German, Jewish
Recorded in several spellings including Hafner, Haffner, and Hevner, this is as surname of early Germanic origins. ... [more]
Hegadush Hungarian
Meaning violin maker and violin player deriving from the Hungarian work for violin.
Hegazi Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Hegazy Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Hegde Kannada
Hegde means the Headman of the village. Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kasargod district of Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community, Jain bunt community, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas in Karnataka.... [more]
Hegeman Dutch
Toponymic name derived from Middle Dutch hage "hedge, bush".
Hei Chinese
Hei means “Black” in Chinese
Heianza Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Japanese reading of Japanese Kanji 平安座 (see Henza).
Heiche German, Low German
Possibly a short form of a Germanic personal name, such as Heinrich, Hugo, or Hagen.
Heid German, Jewish
Topographic name from Middle High German heide, German Heide ‘heath’, ‘moor’. Compare Heath.... [more]
Heidari Persian
Alternate transcription of Heydari.
Heide German, Jewish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Variant of German Heid, and Dutch Vanderheide. Danish and Norwegian surname from various places called Heide all from the German elements heide, heidr, haith all meaning "heath"... [more]
Heidel German
Possibly derived from the given name Heidi.
Heidemann German, Jewish
Topographic name for a heathland dweller from heida "heath" (see Heid) and mann "man".
Heidenreich German
From the medieval personal name Heidenrich, ostensibly composed of the elements heiden 'heathen', 'infidel' (see Heiden 2) + ric 'power', 'rule', but probably in fact a variant by folk etymology of Heidrich.
Heider German
Combination of German Heide "heath, headland" and the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. The surname can be either topographic for someone living on or near a heath, or habitational for someone from any place named with the element Heide.
Heifetz Jewish
An invented Jewish name based on Hebrew chefets "pleasure". Lithuanian-born US violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) was a known bearer.
Heigl German
Derived from the given name Hugo.
Heijkenskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of an either German or Dutch first element (possibly Heike) and Swedish sköld "shield".
Heijnen Dutch
Patronymic from Heijn, a short form of the given name Hendrik.
Heil German
Most recognisably known for meaning ‘Salvation’, it was also one used as an indication of a doctor or healer.
Heil German, Upper German, Dutch
1. German: from a pet form of Heinrich. ... [more]
Heiland German
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’.
Heiliger German
Heiliger means "Holy" or "Holy One" in German.
Heilmann German
Variant of Heil.
Heilprin Jewish
From the Yiddish name for Heilbronn, Germany.
Heimbach German
Town / City in Germany
Heimberger German, Jewish
Variant spelling of Heimburger.
Heimburg German
German for "home". Originates in the German village of Heimburg (not to be confused with Hamburg) and the nearby castle of the same name.
Heimburger German, Jewish
Status name for a village head, derived from Middle High German heim meaning "homestead, settlement" and bürge meaning "guardian". It could also be a habitational name for someone from numerous places called Heimburg or Heimberg in Germany.
Heimisdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Heimir" in Icelandic.
Heimlich German
Nickname for a secretive person from Middle High German heimelich German heimlich "confidential secret".
Hein German, Dutch, Danish, Jewish
German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a short form of the Germanic personal name Heinrich.
Hein Estonian
Hein is an Estonian surname meaning "hay".
Heinamaa Estonian
Heinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
Heinapuu Estonian
Heinapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay wood".
Heinbokel German
(Hein) is a short form of the name Heinrich, (the German form of the name Henry) & Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein & North Rhine-Westphalia.
Heine German, Dutch, Jewish
Derived from a short form of Heinrich.
Heineken Dutch, German
From the given name Hein 1, a Dutch diminutive of Hendrik... [more]
Heinemann German, Jewish
Combination of Heine, a short form of Heinrich, and Mann "man".
Heiner German
From the given name Heiner.
Heinisch German
From a pet form of the personal name Heinrich.
Heinl German
South German variant of Heinle.
Heinla Estonian
Heinla is an Estonian surname meaning "hay area".
Heinle German
This surname is derived from what may be a pet form of Heinrich.
Heinluht Estonian
Heinluht is an Estonian surname meaning "hay meadow/glade".
Heinmäe Estonian
Heinmäe is an Estonian surname meaning "hay hill".
Heinpõld Estonian
Heinpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hay field".
Heins German
Variant of Heinz.
Heinsalu Estonian
Heinsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay grove".
Heinsoo Estonian
Heinsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "hay swamp".
Heintalu Estonian
Heintalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay farm".
Heintz German
Variant of Heinz.
Heintzelman German
From a pet form of Heinrich, with the addition of -mann ‘man’.
Heinvee Estonian
Heinvee is an Estonian surname meaning "hay water".
Heinvere Estonian
Heinvere is an Estonian surname meaning "hay blood".
Heinze German
Variant of Heintze.
Heisenberg German
Made up of German words heis and berg, ultimately meaning “hot mountain.” This was the name of theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and the alias of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Heitmeyer German
German: distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose land included heathland, from Middle Low German heide ‘heath’, ‘wasteland’ + Meyer 1.
Hejazi Persian
Persian form of Hijazi.
Hekel Low German
Derives from the Middle Low German word "ha-ke," Dutch "haak," which means "a hook."
Helal Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Hilal.
Helander Swedish
The first element is Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name Helge... [more]
Helber German
Occupational name for a thresher, from Middle High German helwe 'chaff' + the agent suffix -er; alternatively, it could be a habitational name from a place called Helba near Meiningen.
Helbling German
Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Held German, Jewish, Dutch
Means "hero" in German, ultimately derived from Middle High German helt. This name was bestowed upon a person either in its literal meaning or else in an ironic sense.
Helde Estonian
Helde is an Estonian surname meaning "big-hearted".
Helder Dutch, German, Upper German, English
1. Dutch and German: from a Germanic personal name Halidher, composed of the elements haliò “hero” + hari, heri “army”, or from another personal name, Hildher, composed of the elements hild “strife”, “battle” + the same second element... [more]
Heldt German
Variant of Held.
Helfer German
Metonymic occupational name for an assistant of some kind, or nickname for a helpful person, from Middle High German hëlfære, German Helfer 'helper', 'assistant'.
Helgeson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant or anglicized form of Helgesson or Helgesen.
Helgesson Swedish
Means "son of Helge" in Swedish.
Helgren English (American)
Americanized form of Swedish Hellgren.
Helgrind Popular Culture
Helgrind is the surname of a King in the fictional series, "Mianite".
Helk Estonian
Helk is an Estonian surname meaning "lustre" and "sparkle".
Helland Norwegian
The Old Norse name element -land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse hella "flat rock" or hellir "cave". ... [more]
Hellat Estonian
Hellat is an Estonian surname derived from "hellalt", meaning "affectionately".
Hellbom Swedish
From Swedish häll, a type of flat rock, and bom "barrier, boom".
Hellen German, English (American)
Possibly from the given names Helen or Hilde (see Hellenbrand).
Hellenbrand German
Derived from germanic: hildtja = battle, brandt = sword, or prandt = burning wood/torch. Other view: Hilda is the Nordic Queen of the Underworld, Goddes of Death, so Sword/Torch of Hilda.... [more]
Heller German
Nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall.
Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".
Helliste Estonian
Helliste is an Estonian surname meaning "tender" and "affectionate".
Helliwell English
From various place names in United Kingdom. Derived from Olde English elements of "halig" meaning holy, and "waella", a spring.
Hellmich German
Derived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and wig "battle".
Hellstrand Swedish
Strand means beach.
Hellwig German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Heilwig.
Helm English, Dutch, German
from Old English helm "protection covering" (in later northern English dialects "cattle shelter barn"). The name may be topographic for someone who lived by or worked at a barn or habitational from a place so named such as Helme in Meltham (Yorkshire)... [more]
Helmanis Latvian
This is a Latvian surname. ... [more]
Helmcke German
Variant of Helmke.
Helmeier German, Dutch, Danish
Variant spelling of Helmeyer.
Helmer German, Dutch
From the given name Helmer.
Helmeyer German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Middle Dutch meier "bailiff, steward; tenant farmer" and an uncertain first element.
Helmi Arabic
From the given name Hilmi.
Helmke German
from a pet form of Helm
Helmreich German
from the ancient Germanic personal name Helmrich composed of the elements helm "helmet" and rih "ruler, king".
Helmsley English
This English habitational name originates with the North Yorkshire village of Helmsley, named with the Old English personal name Helm and leah, meaning 'clearing'.
Helmy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Helmi.
Apply this search to the main name collection