All Submitted Surnames

usage
​
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Heureaux French (Caribbean)
Possibly from French heureux "happy, lucky, good". Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899) was the 22nd, 26th, and 27th president of the Dominican Republic
Heuser German
Deriving from one of several places named Hausen.
Heuvel Dutch
Means "hill" in Dutch, the name of several locations.
Hevia Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Siero.
Hew English
English: variant of the name Hugh. This was at one time the usual form of the personal name in Scotland. English: occupational name from Middle English hewe ‘domestic servant’
Hewa Sinhalese
Means "soldiers, military, martial" in Sinhala.
Hewa Batage Sinhalese
House of the Cavalry Warrior; Hewa meaning warrior, Bata - cavalry, ge - house
Hewage Sinhalese
From Sinhala හේවායා (hewaya) meaning "soldier" and ගේ (ge) meaning "home, house".
Hewczak Polish
Hewczak is primarily a Polish surname of the Ukrainian surname of Hewczuk.... [more]
Hewit English
Variant of Hewitt
Hews Medieval English
Means son of hewer (to chop away at; to shape).
Hewton Irish
I can only date it back to Armagh County, Ireland in the early 1800s.
Hexenjäger German
Hexenjäger is a German last name meaning hunter of witches or witch Hunter.
Hexspoor Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch hicken "to pick, to chop" and spoor "spur", a nickname for a rider who often spurred on their horse.
Heydərov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Heydər".
Heydərova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Heydərov.
Heydarpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حیدرپور (see Heydarpour).
Heydarpour Persian
Means "son of Heydar".
Heydarzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Heydar" in Persian.
Heydlauff German (Americanized, Modern)
people lived in the Black Forest region of Germany. Many migrated to Michigan, USA
Heyer German, Dutch
Occupational name for a grower or reaper of grass for hay, from Middle High German höu "grass, hay" and the agent suffix -er. Could also be a variant spelling of Heier.
Heyer Dutch
From Middle Dutch heiger "heron", a nickname for someone with long legs. Alternatively, from a Germanic personal name composed of hag "enclosure, hedge" and heri "army".
Heyer English
Variant of Ayer.
Heyerdahl Norwegian
Combination of Heyer from heiðr, "heath, moor" in Old Norse and Dahl from dalr, "valley" in Old Norse... [more]
Heygate English
From a location which is either "hay gate" (hay + Old English geat) or "high gate" (heáh + geat).
Heynckes German
From a diminutive of the given name Heinrich. A famous bearer is retired German soccer player and coach Jupp Heynckes (1945-).
Heywood English
From a place name derived from Old English heah meaning "high" and wudu meaning "tree, wood".
Hi Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka form of Xu 2.
Hiatt English
From the given name Hiatt
Hibbard English
English: variant of Hilbert.
Hibberts English
A variant of Hibbert, ultimately coming from Hilbert to begin with.
Hibbs English
This possibly derived from a medieval diminutive, similar to Hobbs for Robert.
Hibino Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 比 (bi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hibiya Japanese
It consists of the Japanese Kanji meaning day/sun (日), ratio (比), and valley (谷). Chitose Hibiya from the manga and anime Chobits is a notable bearer of this surname.
Hicham Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hicham.
Hichem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hichem, a variant of Hisham; mainly found in Algeria.
Hick English
From the medieval personal name Hicke, a diminutive of Richard. The substitution of H- as the initial resulted from the inability of the English to cope with the velar Norman R-.
Hick Dutch
From a variant of the Germanic personal name Hilke, such as Icco or Hikke, a pet form of names beginning with the element hild "strife, battle".
Hick German
From a derivative of a Slavic pet form of Heinrich.
Hick German
From Hiko, a pet form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with hild "strife", "battle" as the first element.
Hickel English
Variant of Huck
Hicklin English (American)
The closest surname found is Hickey, an Irish name dirived from descendant from the healer.... [more]
Hickman Welsh
Comes from Hick, a Welsh diminutive of Richard, so it literally means "Richard's men".
Hickory English
Meaning uncertain.
Hickson Irish, English
It means ‘countryman’ similar to Hickman
Hida Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hidad Arabic
In Arabic this means "black smith".
Hidayat Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Hidayat.
Hidayat Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李), Lin (林), Xie (謝), Xu 2 (許) or Zhang (張)... [more]
Hiddleston English, Scottish
Habitational name from a place called Huddleston in Yorkshire, England. The place name was derived from the Old English personal name HUDEL.
Hidegkuti Hungarian
Derived from a Hungarian village named Hidegkút meaning "cold well", from hideg "cold" and kút "well". A famous bearer of this surname was the Hungarian soccer legend Nándor Hidegkuti (1922-2002).
Hider English
A name for someone who tans hides.
Hield English (British)
Olde English pre 7th Century. Topographical name meaning slope.
Hiemstra West Frisian, Dutch
Derived from West Frisian hiem "home" or the related Dutch Low Saxon hiem "farmstead, homestead" combined with the habitational suffix -stra.
Hieronymus German
From the Greek given name ‘Ιερωνυμος (Hieronymos) meaning "sacred name" (see Jerome).
Hietala Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (la) meaning, “abode, house, place, or land of….”
Hietamaa Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Hietamäki Finnish
Derived from hieta ("fine-sand") & mäki ("hill").
Hiew Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka romanization of Qiu.
Higa Okinawan, Japanese
Japanese borrowing of Okinawan 比嘉 (Fija), which is of uncertain meaning.
Higai Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).
Higaki Japanese
From 檜 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".
Higashida Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Higashigaito Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east", 垣 (gai), sound-changed from 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence", and 外 (to) meaning "outside", referring to an outside fence facing the east.
Higashiko Japanese
Higashi means "east" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".
Higashikokubaru Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning “east”, 国 (koku) meaning “country”, and 原 (baru) meaning “meadow”.
Higashimoto Japanese
Higashi means "east" and moto means "base, source, origin, root".
Higashino Japanese
Higashi means "east" and no means "field, plain".
Higashion'na Okinawan
From the place name 'Higashion'na' in Okinawa, Japan.
Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".
Higashiuchi Japanese
Higashi means "east" and uchi means "inside".
Higashiyama Japanese
Higashi means "east" and yama means "hill, mountain".
Higashiyashiki Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "estate; grounds; mansion; compound; residence".
Higashiyotsuyanagi Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Yotsuyanagi, added Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east".... [more]
Higdon English
From the personal name Hikedun.
Higgin English
From the given name Higgin
Higginbotham English
Habitational name for a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, derived from Old English ac "oak" and botm "ground, soil, bottom"
Higgins English
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Higgin, a pet form of Hick.
Higgins Irish
Variant of Hagan.
Higginson English
Patronymic from the medieval personal name Higgin, a pet form of Hick.
High English
A name for someone who lives in a high place, like a mountain or hill.
Highbaugh German
The altered spelling of Heibach. A habitational name from a place so named in the Rhineland, near Lindlar.
Highland English, German
English, Scottish, and Irish: variant spelling of Hyland 1 or Hyland 2.... [more]
Highlander Scottish
Name given to a person who lived in the high lands of Scotland.
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Higuaín Spanish (Rare), Basque (Hispanicized)
Derived from the Basque surname Iguain, of uncertain origin.
Higuchi Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (hi) meaning "gutter, trough" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Higuera Spanish
Higuera is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land. The Higuera family originally lived in the area of Figueroa.
Higuita Spanish
Derives from spanish higuera meaning "fig tree".
Hiie Estonian
Hiie is an Estonian surname, derived from Estonian mythology. "Hiiela" was the land of the dead and "Hiis" is a sacred grove.
Hiiekivi Estonian
Hiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".
Hiielaid Estonian
Hiielaid is an Estonian surname meaning "grove islet".
Hiielepp Estonian
Hiielepp is an Estonian surname derived from "hiis" (a sacred grove) alder".
Hiiemaa Estonian
Hiiemaa is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "maa" meaning land.
Hiiemets Estonian
Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
Hiiend Estonian
Hiiend is an Estonian meaning "grove" and "ledge".
Hiiesalu Estonian
Hiiesalu is an Estonian surname derived from the pre-Christian "hiie" (a sacred location), and "salu" ("grove").
Hiiesoo Estonian
Hiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
Hiievälja Estonian
Hiievälja is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred location outside/afield".
Hiiop Estonian
Hiiop is an Estonian surname derived from the Biblical name "Hiiob" (also, "Iiob", or "Job" in English).
Hiiragi Japanese
From Japanese 柊 (hiiragi) meaning "holly osmanthus".
Hiis Estonian
Hiis is an Estonian surname meaning "grove".
Hijazi Arabic
Denotes someone who was originally from the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Hijikata Japanese
From 泥 (hiji) meaning "mud, mire," more often written as 土, from tsuchi meaning "earth, soil, dirt, mud," and 方 (kata) meaning "direction, way" or, more rarely, 片 (kata) meaning "one (of a pair); incomplete, fragmentary" (cognate with 方).... [more]
Hijnen Dutch
Either deprived from Heine this short form for Heinrich means "home ruler"... [more]
Hika Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance".
Hikasa Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat".
Hikawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hike English
To hike or move, to walk, someone who hikes.
Hiki Japanese
From 比 (hi) meaning "ratio, comparison, Philippines" and 企 (ki) meaning "plan, enterprise, scheme".
Hikida Japanese
From 疋 or 匹 (hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hikmat Arabic
Derived from the given name Hikmat.
Hiko Japanese
Means "prince" in Japanese. It would denote a person who acted like one.
Hikohito Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and hito means "person".
Hikomi Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and mi means "see, viewpoint, outlook".
Hikosaka Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Hikufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Hila Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Hilaga Tagalog
Means "north" in Tagalog.
Hilaire Haitian Creole, French
From the given name Hilaire.
Hilal Arabic
From the given name Hilal.
Hilario Spanish
From the given name Hilarius.
Hilbert German, French, Dutch, English
From the Germanic personal name Hildiberht.
Hildebrandt German
Derived from the given name Hildebrand.
Hildegard Germanic, German
From the given name Hildegard.
Hildenbrand German
Variant of Hildebrand
Hilder English
English (mainly Sussex and Kent): topographic name from the Middle English hilder “dweller on a slope” (from Old English hylde “slope”).
Hildersley English
Meadow of the hilldweller.
Hildreth Norman
English (Durham): of Norman origin, a variant of the male personal name Hildred (ancient Germanic Hild(i)rad, from hild 'battle' and rād 'counsel'). German: from the ancient Germanic personal name composed of hild 'fight, battle' + rāt 'counsel'.
Hile English (American)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Heil.
Hilevich Belarusian
Derived from the Belarusian word гіль (hiĺ) meaning "bullfinch" (a name given to two groups of passerine birds) in Belarusian.
Hilfiker German (Swiss)
Altered spelling of Hilfinger, patronymic derivative of the personal name Hilfo, Helfo, a short form of a Germanic personal name based on helfe 'helper'.
Hilger German, Dutch, French
From the personal name Hilger, composed of the elements hild "strife, battle" and ger "spear".
Hilgersen German
Means "son of Hilger”. From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + gar, ger 'spear' and sen 'son'. Most common in Northern Germany.
Hiljanen Finnish
Hiljanen derives from hilja which means "quiet" in Finnish.
Hillard French
From the given name Hilaire.
Hillary English
From the given name Hillary. A famous bearer is explorer Edmund Hillary (1919-2008)
Hillegas German
German: Variant of Hillegass from a variant of the Germanic personal name Hildegaud, composed of hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + got, of uncertain meaning (perhaps the same word as Goth).
Hillel Hebrew
From the given name Hillel
Hillen Dutch, German
Patronymic of Hille, a pet form of given names containing the element hild "strife, battle".
Hillenburg English (American), German (Archaic)
Possibly taken from a place named Hallenberg in Germany.
Hiller m Jewish German English Norse
The name Hiller has both Jewish, German and English origins and may even be related to Norse:... [more]
Hillery English, Irish
Variant of Hillary. This surname has long been established in the county of Clare in Ireland. It was borne by the Irish president Patrick Hillery (1923-2008).
Hilliard English
From the Norman female given name Hildiard, a variant of Germanic Hildegard, derived from hilt "strife, battle" and gart "enclosure, yard".
Hillier English
Occupational name for a roof tiler or thatcher from Middle English helier "roofer, slater, tiler", ultimately derived from Old English helan "to hide, conceal, cover".
Hilliker German
The last name of Dance Moms star, Kalani Hilliker.
Hillock English
Name for someone who lived near or on a hillock, derived from Middle English hillok. Essentially a variant of Hill with a diminutive suffix.
Hills English
Variant of Hill.
Hilmar German
Derived from the German given name Hilmar.
Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hilmar".
Hilmi Arabic
From the given name Hilmi.
Hilot Filipino, Cebuano
Means "massage" in Cebuano.
Hilpert German
Variant of Hilbert, derived from the given name Hildebert.
Hiltz German
Variant of Hilz.
Himaya Filipino, Cebuano
Means "glory, praise" or "bliss, joy" in Cebuano.
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former large village in the former district of Muro in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama, Japan and Mie, Japan.... [more]
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [more]
Hime Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess".... [more]
Himi Japanese
From the Japanese 氷 (hi) "ice" and 見 (mi) "mindset," "outlook."
Himira Japanese
Hi means Fire, hi means sun, Mi means beautiful,ra means Good or ra means Virtuous or ra means respectable
Himlfarb Yiddish
Means "color of the sky".
Himmel German
German word for "sky"
Himmelreich German, Jewish
humorous topographic name from a place so named as being at a high altitude from Middle High German himel "heaven" and riche "empire" meaning "kingdom of heaven, heavenly kingdom".
Himmelstein German, Jewish
topographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German himel "heaven, sky" and stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"
Himmler German, History
Derived from German Himmel "heaven, sky". This was a topographic name for someone living at a high altitude. ... [more]
Himoto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.
Hin Khmer
Meaning uncertain.
Hinagpis Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "anguish" in Tagalog.
Hinata Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible.
Hinawa Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 火縄 (hinawa) meaning "matchlock", referring to the occupation of making matchlocks.
Hinay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "slow, feeble, weak" in Cebuano.
Hinc Polish
From German Hinz, ultimately from the given name Heinrich.
Hinckle German (Americanized)
Americanized form of Hinkel.
Hinckley English
From the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname Hynca, derivative of hún "bear cub", and leah "woodland, clearing".
Hińcz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Hincz Polish
Variant of Hinc.
Hind English, Scottish
English (central and northern): nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English hind ‘female deer’.... [more]
Hindang Filipino, Cebuano
From the name of a small tree in the genus Myrica.
Hinderks Dutch, Frisian
Means "son of Hinderk".
Hindi Hindi, Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Denotes someone from India.
Hindle English
Habitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Hindley English
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English hind ‘female deer’ + leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Hindman Irish
Keeper of the king's deer.
Hine English
occupational name from Middle English Old English hine "servant member of a household" also "farm laborer" (such as a herdsman or shepherd)... [more]
Hingst Low German
From Low German Hingst (stallion).
Hingston English
From any of several towns named Hinxton or Hingston, varyingly meaning "Hengist’s hill" (from hengest "stallion" and dun "hill, mountain") or "hind’s stone" (from hind "female deer" and stan "stone").
Hinkebein German (Americanized)
Variant of Hinkelbein, a nickname for someone with a limp.
Hinkel German
Nickname for a timid, fearful person, from dialect hinkel ‘chicken’
Hinkelbein German
Nickname for someone with a limp, from Middle High German hinken "to limp, hobble" and bein "leg, bone".
Hinkelman German
Elaborated variant of Hinkel, with the addition of Middle High German 'man'.
Hinkle American
Americanized spelling of Dutch and German Hinkel. Variant spelling of English Hinckley.
Hinode Japanese
日 (Hi) means "Sun, Day", ノ (No) is a particle, 出 (De) means "Come Out". This surname means "Sunrise" in Japanese. It is uncommon, as a last name and a first name as well.
Hinomori Japanese (Rare)
From 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun", 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Hinomoto Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.
Hinriksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hinrik" in Icelandic.
Hinriksson Icelandic
Means "son of Hinrik" in Icelandic.
Hinshelwood Scottish, English
Denoted a person from a lost place called Henshilwood near the village of Carnwath on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is derived from Scots hainchil obscurely meaning "haunch" and Old English wudu meaning "wood"... [more]
Apply this search to the main name collection