All Submitted Surnames

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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]
Harmann German
Derived from the name Hermann and Harmann. German cognate of Harman and variant of Hermann and Herrmann.
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]
Hartsill English
A habitational name from a place in Warwickshire named Hartshill from the Old English personal name Heardrēd + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
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.
Harty Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Hathartaigh.
Harty English
Habitational name from the Isle of Harty in Kent. From Old English heorot meaning "hart stag" and ēg meaning "island".
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".
Harukawa Japanese
harukawa means "spring river". the kanji used are 春(haru) meaning "spring (the season)" and 河 (kawa) meaning "river" . you could also use 川 (kawa) as the second kanji, but using 河 looks better.
Haruki Japanese
春 (Haru) means "spring" and 木 (ki) means "tree, wood". ... [more]
Harumatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru), from 原 (hara) meaning "meadow; plain; field" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine", referring to grassland with pine trees.
Harumoto Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 本 (moto) meaning "base; root; origin".... [more]
Harun Arabic, Somali, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Harun.
Haruna Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 名 (na) meaning "name, fame, renown".
Haruna Hausa, Fula
From the given name Haruna 2.
Haruno Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" and 野 (no) "field, plain, wilderness".
Haruoja Estonian
Haruoja is an Estonian surname meaning "branch creek".
Haruta Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Harutami Japanese
It could be from 春 (haru) meaning "spring season" combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil".
Harutani Japanese
Haru means "spring" and tani means "valley".
Harutiunyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Harutunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Harutyunian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարությունյան (see Harutyunyan).
Haruya Japanese
Variant of Harutani, meaning "spring valley".
Haruyama Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Harvard English
From the Old English given name Hereweard, composed of the elements here "army" and weard "guard", which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans... [more]
Harvick German
Possible anglicized version of Herwig or Hartwig. Also possible anglicized version Harwick.
Harvie English
Variant of Harvey.
Harwin English
From the Old French personal name Harduin, composed of the Germanic elements hard 'hardy', 'brave' + win 'friend'.
Harwood English, Scots
Habitation name found especially along the border areas of England and Scotland, from the Old English elements har meaning "gray" or hara referring to the animals called "hares" plus wudu for "wood"... [more]
Hasado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 挟 (hasa), from 挟む (hasamu) meaning "to insert; to be sandwiched between" and 土 (do) meaning "earth; soil; ground", referring to a soil land where it is very crammed.... [more]
Hasado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 挟土 (hasado), a sound-changed clipping from 国之狭土神 (Kuninosadzuchinokami) meaning "Kuninosadzuchinokami" or 天之狭土神 (Amenosadzuchinokami) meaning "Amenosadzuchinokami", both names of gods of soil.... [more]
Hasan Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Persian
From the given name Hasan.
Hasan Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).
Hasanaga Albanian
Albanian surname, Hasani and given "Aga" in Ottoman Empire
Hasanaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hasan" in Albanian.
Hasanbaýew m Turkmen
Means "son of Hasan" in Turkmen.
Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Hasandjekić Bosnian
Possibly derived from "son of Hasan".
Hasani Persian, Albanian, Kosovar
From the given name Hasan.
Həsənli Azerbaijani
From the given name Həsən and the Turkic suffix -li which forms adjectives from nouns.
Hasanović Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Həsənzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hasanzadeh.
Hasanzadeh Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌زاده (see Hassanzadeh).
Hasanzai Pashto
Variant transcription of Hassanzai.
Hasapis Greek
Hasapi is the word, "butcher" in the Greek language. The last name Hasapis is most probably from immigrants traveling to the new world
Hasard French
Variant of Hazard.
Hasashi Popular Culture
Surname belonging to the Mortal Kombat character Scorpion.
Hasawa Japanese
Ha means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Haschak English (American)
This may be influenced from the English word hashtag, meaning number.
Hase Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) referring to a place in Sakurai, Japan.
Hasebe Japanese
From the Japanese place name 長谷 (Hase) and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".
Hasedo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 挾土 (see Hasado).
Haseeb Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Hasib.
Hašek Czech (?)
Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin Castus, a shortening of Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
Haselbauer German
Translates to 'hazel farmer'
Hashem Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Hashim.
Hashemian Persian
From the given name Hashem.
Hashempour Persian
Means "son of Hashem".
Hashemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hashem".
Hashi Japanese
Hashi means "bridge".
Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
Alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", ultimately from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (Pārsa).... [more]
Hashi Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Japanese "破斯" (Hashi), an alternative spelling of Old Japanese "波斯" (Hashi) meaning "Persia", from Middle Chinese "波斯" (Puɑ siᴇ), ultimately from Old Persian "𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿" (Pārsa).... [more]
Hashikura Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and kura means "storehouse".
Hashim Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Tausug
From the given name Hashim.
Hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim, particularly denoting descent from the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hashioka Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Hashira Japanese
Hashira is a Japanese last name that means "Pillar" or "Support". ... [more]
Hashitani Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and tani means "valley".
Hashitsume Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and tsume means "edge, end".
Hashiuchi Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and uchi means "inside".
Hashiyama Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".
Hashizume Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 爪 (zume) meaning "end, edge".
Hashley American
Variant of Ashley (?).
Hashmi Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Hashimi.
Hasib Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Hasib.
Hasibuan Batak
From the name of Batak king Raja Hasibuan.
Haşımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Haşımov.
Haskell English
From the Norman personal name Aschetil.
Haskell Jewish
From the personal name Khaskl.
Haskin English
Variant of Askin.
Haskins English
Variant of Askin.
Hasley English
Habitational name of uncertain origin. The surname is common in London, and may be derived from Alsa (formerly Assey) in Stanstead Mountfitchet, Essex (recorded as Alsiesheye in 1268). nother possible source is Halsway in Somerset, named from Old English hals ‘neck’ + weg ‘way’, ‘road’.
Hassaku Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 八朔 (hassaku) meaning "citrus hassaku" or "1st of August".... [more]
Hassall English
Means "person from Hassall", Cheshire ("witch's corner of land").
Hassan Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.
Hassane Western African
From the given name Hassane.
Hassani Persian, Arabic, Swahili
From the given name Hassan.
Hassanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌پور (see Hassanpour).
Hassanpour Persian
Means "son of Hassan" in Persian.
Hassanzadeh Persian
From the given name Hasan combined with Persian زاده (zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Hassanzai Pashto
Means "son of Hassan" in Pashto. The Hassanzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Yousafzai.
Hassdenteufel German
A German Satzname, from the expression "Hass den Teufel" meaning "hate the devil".
Hassel Swedish, Norwegian
Means "hazel" in Swedish and Norwegian.
Hasselbach German
Habitational name from any of the places in various parts of Germany called Hasselbach.
Hasselhof German
Derived from a village named "Hasselhof" near Frankfurt.
Hasselhoff American
The surname of the singer, David Hasselhoff.
Hassen Arabic
From the given name Hassen.
Hassenfeld Polish, Jewish
Notable beaters of this surname are the Hassenfeld brothers who founded the Hasbro, INC. an abbreviation of their surname and the word brother. Hasbro, INC. is an American multinational conglomerate with you, board game, and media assets, headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.... [more]
Hasslacher German
hass=hate; lacher=laughter... [more]
Hässli German (Swiss), French (Rare)
Swiss German diminutive form of Haas. This is a French surname via Alsace-Lorraine. A notable bearer is French footballer (soccer player) Eric Hassli (1981-).
Hasson Hebrew (Modern)
Means "sturdy" or "strong" in Hebrew, it is not related to the Arabic name Hasan.
Haste English, French
Derived from Old French haste meaning "(roasting) spit" (ultimately from Latin hasta "spear, lance, pike"), an occupational name for a seller of roast meat or a servant who turned the spit to cook meat.
Hasting English
Derived from a Norman form of the Old Norse given name Hásteinn.
Hastings English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hastings, a place in Sussex, England, derived from Old English Hæstingas meaning "people of Hæsta"... [more]
Hastings Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hOistín meaning "descendant of Oistín", the Gaelic form of a Norse variant of Austin, or possibly Eysteinn.
Hasudera Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus, nelumbo nucifera" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Hasui Japanese
Possibly from 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mineshaft, pit".
Hasumi Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" and 見 (mi) meaning "look, appearance".
Hasunuma Japanese
Hasu means "Lotus" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Hasuya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芙 (hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.
Haswell English
habitational name from Haswell (Durham) or less probably from Haswell (Somerset) or Haswell in North Huish (Devon). The placenames probably derive from Old English hæsel "hazel" and wille "well spring stream".