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Hirose Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Hirota Japanese
From Japanese 廣, 広 or 弘 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hiroto Japanese
From the given name Hiroto.
Hirowatari Japanese
Hiro means "wide, broad, spacious" and watari means "ferry, cross, import, deliver".
Hiroyasu Japanese
Hiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".
Hirschberg German, Jewish
Derived from many places named Hirschberg in the states of Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, or the historic city of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. It is composed of Middle High German hirz meaning "deer, stag" and berg meaning "hill, mountain"... [more]
Hirschfeld German, Jewish, Yiddish
Ornamental name composed of German hirsch or Yiddish hirsh meaning "deer" and feld meaning "field". It is also a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of land frequented by deer or where millets grew.
Hirsekorn German
Hirsekorn - millet grain - seems to be of Jewish origin
Hirst English
Variant of Hurst
Hirt German, English (Anglicized), Czech, Polish
From German Hirte meaning "shepherd".
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiruma Japanese
From the Japanese 蛭 (hiru) "leech" and 間 (ma) "pause."
Hirundo Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Latin hirundo, meaning "swallow".
Hiruta Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hirv Estonian
Hirv is an Estonian surname meaning "deer"
Hirvesoo Estonian
Hirvesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "deer swamp".
Hirvonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish hirvi "elk, moose".
Hisada Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hisaeda Japanese
From Japanese 久枝 (Hisaeda) meaning "Hisaeda", a former area in the former district of Wake in the former Japanese province of Iyo in parts of present-day Ehime, Japan.
Hisagae Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).
Hisaishi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, lasting" and ishi means "stone".
Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".
Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".
Hisamatsu Japanese
Hisa (久) means "long ago, everlasting" and matsu (松) means "pine".
Hisamoto Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Hisamura Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hisanaga Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Hisano Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, everlasting" and no means "field, rice paddy".
Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".
Hisatomi Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".
Hisaw English
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Hisazome Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
Hiscock English
From Hick, a Middle English pet form of Richard, with the diminutive suffix -cok.
Hisham Arabic
From the given name Hisham.
Hishida Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hishikawa Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), rhombus, water chestnut, caltrop" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Hishmeh Arabic
From Arabic حشمة (hishmah) meaning "modesty, decency".
Hiszékeny Hungarian
Means naive in Hungarian.
Hiszpański Polish
Meaning "Spanish", denoting a person of Spanish heritage.
Hita Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hitarashi Japanese
From Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood
Hitch English
Variant form of Hick, from the medieval given name Hitch.
Hitchens English
The name Hitchens has a rich and ancient history. It is an Anglo-Saxon name that was originally derived from the baptismal name Richard. As the naming tradition grew in Europe baptismal names began to be introduced in many countries.
Hitchins English
Comes from the town Hitchin
Hitokiri Japanese
A notable bearer is the author Gentatsu Hitokiri.
Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".
Hitora Japanese
From 人 (hito) means "person, human, individual" and 羅 (ra) means "thin silk fabric, net, gauze, Romania".
Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.
Hitotsuyanagi Japanese (Rare)
一 (Hitotsu) means "one" and 柳 (Yanagi) means "willow".
Hittenrauch Prussian
from the prussian word von hittenraoucht meaning "of royalty"
Hittle German (Anglicized)
Americanized form of German Hüttl (see Huettl).
Hittler German
Variant of Hitler.
Hiwatig Tagalog
Means "hint, clue, sign" in Tagalog.
Hix English
Variant of Hicks
Hiyama Japanese
From the Japanese hi, meaning "red, scarlet", and mura, meaning "town, village".
Hiyama Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.
Hjalmarsson Swedish
Means "son of Hjalmar".
Hjaltalín Icelandic
From the given name Hjaltalín.
Hjelm Swedish, Danish
From Swedish hjälm or Danish hjelm, both derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet".
Hjelte Swedish
From Swedish hjälte "hero".
Hjermstad Norwegian (Rare)
Hjerm means royal swords, stad means place. So Hjermstad means "place for the King's swords".
Hjornevik Norwegian
Named after the town of Hjørnevik, Norway
Hladik Czech
a finisher or polisher of furniture
Hladika Croatian
Possibly derived from hladno, meaning "cold".
Hliabovič Belarusian
Means "son of Hlieb".
Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.
Hlöðversson Icelandic
Means "son of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by men; Hlöðversdóttir is the female form].
Hluchý Czech
Hluchý means "Deaf" in Czech.
Hmingthanga Mizo
Hmingthanga means ‘famous’ in Mizo.
Ho Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ho Korean
Alternative transcription of Korean Hangul 허 (see Heo).
Ho Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hồ.
Hồ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hu, from Sino-Vietnamese 胡 (hồ).
Hoa Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hua, from Sino-Vietnamese 花 (hoa).
Hoắc Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huo, from Sino-Vietnamese 霍 (hoắc).
Hoadley English
Habitational name from East or West Hoathly in Sussex, so named from Old English hað / Middle English hoath "heath" + leah "wood, clearing".
Hoag Scottish, Norwegian, Swedish, English
Scottish and English: variant of Hogg .... [more]
Hoagland American
American form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish Högland or Norwegian Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Hoang Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hoàng.
Hoàng Phủ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huangfu, from Sino-Vietnamese 皇甫 (hoàng phủ).
Hoapili Hawaiian
"Attached to the bosom", i.e very, very close. Name given by Kamehameha to his brother and closest high chief.
Hoar English
Nickname meaning gray haired.
Hoare English
From a nickname meaning "gray-haired", ie. "hoary".
Hobart English
Variant of Hubert via Hubbard.
Hõbe Estonian
Hõbe is an Estonian surname meaning "silver".
Hõbemägi Estonian
Hõbemägi is an Estonian surname meaning "silver mountain".
Hõbemets Estonian
Hõbemets is an Estonian surname meaning "silver forest".
Hõbesalu Estonian
Hõbesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "silver grove".
Hoceimi Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Habitational name for someone originally from Al Hoceima, a town and province in Algeria.
Hočevar Slovene
Originally indicated a person from Kočevje (Gottschee County), a city and municipality in southern Slovenia.
Hochfeld German
Means "high field".
Hochstein German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a high rock or a castle of that name from Middle High German hoh "high" and stein "rock stone castle".
Hock German
Topographic name for someone living by a hedge, from a dialect variant of Heck.
Hockenhull English
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Tarvin, Cheshire West and Chester.
Hockton German
In relation to Hock a wine producing region and probably being adopted into Britain via Anglo Saxon settlers.
Hocog Chamorro (Modern)
Chamorro for "No more, empty, completed".
Hod Hebrew
From the given name Hod which means "glory, splendor" in Hebrew, more commonly used as a surname.
Hodapp German
1 South German: probably a nickname for a clumsy person, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’, ‘tall’ + the dialect word dapp ‘fool’.... [more]
Hódar Spanish
Spanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Hodder English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of hoods, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English hod
Hoddson French
Variation of the surname, HODSON.
Hodge English
From the given name Hodge, a medieval diminutive of Roger.
Hodge English
Nickname from Middle English hodge "hog", which occurs as a dialect variant of hogge, for example in Cheshire place names.
Hodgkinson English
Means "son of Hodge".
Hodnett English
Derived from an English village named "hodnet".
Hodny Czech
My great grandfather Frank Hodny homesteaded in Lankin, North Dakota, came from Czechoslovakia in 1870's. With his brother Joseph Hodny, both had large families. ... [more]
Hodsen English
Variant of Hodson.
Hodson English
Hodson is a very interesting surname in that it has multiple origins, depending on the Hodson lineage in question. ... [more]
Hoe English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a spur of a hill.
Hoebeke Dutch, Flemish
A habitational name meaning "high brook", from Old Dutch hō "high" and beke "brook, stream, creek".
Hoed Dutch
Means "hat, cover", an occupational name for a hatmaker.
Hoehn German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Höhn.
Höek Germanic (?)
Surname of Ren Höek from Ren & Stimpy.
Hoelzer German
German cognate of Holt
Hoemo Okinawan (Japanized, Rare)
Variant reading of 保栄茂 (see Bin).
Hoen Dutch, German
From Middle Dutch hoen "chicken, hen", perhaps a nickname denoting a silly or foolish person, or an occupational name for someone who raised chickens.
Hoen Dutch, German
From the personal name Huno, a short form of names containing the element hun "bear cub, offspring".
Hoen Norwegian
Denoted someone from one of two farmsteads called Hon, derived from either Old Norse hundr "dog" or from Hóvin, a compound of hór "high", or possibly hof "temple, shrine", and vin "meadow".
Hoerman English, German
Variant of Herman. Variant of Hörmann.
Hof Dutch
Standard Dutch form of Hoff.
Hofbauer German
Means - King farmer
Hoferle German (Austrian)
Means "Yard Clearing" from a Combination of the Austrian word Höfer meaning "yard" or "court" with the ancient suffix "le" meaning woodland or clearing.
Hoff German
Means "yard, court, farmyard", from Germanic hof.
Hoffa German
Altered form of Hofer. This surname was borne by American labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa (1913-1975?).
Hoffer German
The name Hoffer is derived from the Old German and German word hof, which means settlement, farm or court.
Hoffert German
Variant of Hofer
Hofman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hoffmann.
Hofman mu Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Slovak
Derived from German Hoffmann.
Hofstadter Jewish
Derived from the German towns of Hofstetten, Franconia and Hofstaedt, Pomerania. In German, the suffix -er means "from".... [more]
Hofstede Dutch
Means "farmstead, property; farmhouse with land" in Dutch, a compound of Old Dutch hof "yard, court" and stat "place, location, abode, town".
Hogan Norwegian
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Haugen (or Haugan), meaning "hill."
Högberg Swedish
Means "high mountain" in Swedish.
Hogg English
An occupational name for someone who herded swine.
Hoggatt English
A name for someone who worked as a keeper of cattle and pigs.
Hoheisel German
Topographic from the German elements hoh "high" and a diminutive of hus "house".
Hohensee German
Habitational name from any of several places so named in Pomerania and East Prussia, or perhaps from Hohenseeden near Magdeburg.
Hohenstein German
Hohenstein in German has the meaning of “ High-Stone “, this represents strong and powerful
Hohenzollern German
Royal dynasty of the German Kaiserreich.
Hohn German
Derived from Middle High German hon "chicken". As a surname, it was given to someone who either bred or traded in chickens.... [more]
Hõim Estonian
Hõim is an Estonian surname meaning "tribe".
Hõimre Estonian
Hõimre is an Estonian surname derived from "hõim" meaning "tribe" and "kinfolk".
Hoit English
A variant of Hoyt.
Højgaard Danish, Faroese
Combination of Danish høj "high" and gård "farm, garden".
Hojo Japanese
Variant transcription of Houjou.
Hokaatari Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外 (hoka) meaning "other; rest" and 当 (atari), from 当たり (atari) meaning "hit; winning".... [more]
Hokino Japanese
Hoki means "paulownia" and no means "field, plain".
Hokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Hoki means "cave, grotto, den", no means "of, therefore", and ue means "upper, top, above". ... [more]
Hokita Japanese
From 洞 (hoki) meaning "paulownia" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, plain, field".
Hokka Finnish
Possibly deriving from the Karelian given name Hokka.
Hokkanen Finnish
From the Karelian given name Hokka (a derivative of Russian Foka) combined with the Finnish surname suffix -nen.
Hol Dutch
Variant form of Holl.
Holanda Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Holland 2.
Holappa Finnish
The name Holappa has its origin in a Russian word holop which means “slave” or “soul” (see “Dead Souls” by Nikolai Gogol).
Holbein German
nickname for a bow-legged man from Middle High German hol "hollow" and bein "leg".
Holbrook English, German (Anglicized)
English: habitational name from any of various places, for example in Derbyshire, Dorset, and Suffolk, so called from Old English hol ‘hollow’, ‘sunken’ + broc ‘stream’. ... [more]
Holcomb English
Habitational name from any of various places, for example in Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Greater Manchester, Oxfordshire, and Somerset, so named from Old English hol meaning "hollow", "sunken", "deep" + cumb meaning "valley".
Höld German
Variant of Held.
Holder German, Jewish, English
1. German: topographic name for someone who lived by an elder tree. Middle High German holder, or from a house named for its sign of an elder tree. In same areas, for example Alsace, the elder tree was believed to be the protector of a house... [more]
Hole English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a depression or low-lying spot, from Old English holh "hole, hollow, depression".
Holiday English
Variation of Holladay.
Holkeri Finnish
Finnish surname, derived from Scandinavian given name Holger.
Holl German, Dutch
Topographic name meaning "hollow" or "hole", from Middle Low German and Middle High German hol.
Holl German
Short form of German Höld.
Holl English
Variant of Hole.
Holl Dutch
Variant of Holle.
Holladay English
English: from Old English haligdæg ‘holy day’, ‘religious festival’. The reasons why this word should have become a surname are not clear; probably it was used as a byname for one born on a religious festival day.
Holland Irish (Anglicized), Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÓileáin, a variant of Ó hAoláin, from a form of Faolán (with loss of the initial F-)... [more]
Holland Romani
Holland is an English surname that was adopted by some Romani families that immigrated to England in the 1500s. It is unclear if the surname was simply adopted, or if it an anglicised form of a Romani surname.
Hollande French
French form of Holland 2, indicating someone from the province of Holland in the Netherlands.
Hollander German, English, Jewish, Dutch, Swedish
Regional name for someone from Holland 1.
Hollandsworth English (British, Rare)
Possibly an alternative spelling of Hollingsworth. Likely named after the town of Holisurde(1000s AD)/Holinewurth(1200s)/Hollingworth(Present) The town's name means "holly enclosure"
Holle Dutch
Derived from a short form of given names containing the element hold "friendly, gracious, loyal".
Holley English
English (chiefly Yorkshire) topographic name from Middle English holing, holi(e) ‘holly tree’. Compare Hollen.
Holliday Scottish
An ancient Scottish name that was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is a name for someone who lived near the mountain called Holy Day in the country of Annandale.
Hollier English, French
Occupational name for a male brothel keeper, from a dissimilated variant of Old French horier "pimp", which was the agent noun of hore "whore, prostitute". Hollier was probably also used as an abusive nickname in Middle English and Old French.... [more]
Hollifield English
habitational name from a minor place called as "the holy field" (Old English holegn "holy" and feld "open country") perhaps Holyfield in Waltham Holy Cross (Essex) or less likely for linguistic reasons Hellifield (Yorkshire).
Holliman English
Possibly means "holly man"
Holling English
Location name for someone who lived near holly trees.
Hollinger German, Jewish
Habitational name for someone from places called Holling or Hollingen.
Hollinger English, Northern Irish, Scottish
Topographical name from Middle English holin 'holly' + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Hollingshead English
Habitational name from a lost place in County Durham called Hollingside or Holmside, from Old English hole(g)n "holly" and sīde "hillside, slope"; there is a Hollingside Lane on the southern outskirts of Durham city... [more]
Hollingworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village in Greater Manchester and other villages as such, all derived from Old English holen "holly" and worþ "enclosure". Leta Stetter Hollingworth (1886-1939) was an American psychologist, educator, and feminist.
Hollis English
Topographic name for someone who lived where holly trees grew.
Hollister English
English: occupational name for a brothelkeeper; originally a feminine form of Hollier.
Hollobone English
Common surname in the southeast England, predominantly Sussex
Holloman English (British)
Nickname, perhaps ironic, from Middle English holy ‘holy’ + man ‘man’.
Hollow English
Variant of Hole.
Hollowell English
Either a variant of Halliwell or derived from another place named with Old English hol "hollow" and wella "spring, well".
Hollywood English
Habitational name from any of various farms or hamlets in England called Hollywood such as one in Sandon and Burston (Staffordshire) perhaps named with Middle English holegn "holly" and wudu "wood".
Holman Dutch
Topographic or habitational name from Dutch hol "hollow, hole" or Middle Dutch heule "arched bridge, weir". It can also derive from the given name Holle, a short form of names containing the element hold "loyal, faithful, gracious".
Holman English
Uncertain etymology. Could be a topographic name derived from Old English holh "hollow, hole" or holm, which can mean either "holly" or "small island" (see Holme), combined with man "man, person"... [more]
Holmbeck Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and bäck "stream".
Holmez هولماز Kurdish
Name of Kurdish, kurmanji origin used in northern syria. Surname of an old family
Holmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet, small island" and kvist "twig".
Holmsten Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and sten "stone".
Holmstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Holmström.
Holod Ukrainian
Means "famine".
Holodov Russian
Variant transcription of Kholodov.
Holoubek Czech
Holoubek - white dove Columban
Holovashchenko Ukrainian
Possibly from Ukrainian голова (holova), meaning "head".
Holovko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian голова (holova), meaning "head".
Holstein German
habitational name from the province of Holstein long disputed between Germany and Denmark. This gets its name from holsten the dative plural originally used after a preposition of holst from Middle Low German holt-sate "dweller in the woods" (from Middle Low German holt "wood" and sate sete "tenant")... [more]
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