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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.

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]

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.

Hanon Irish, Walloon, French
Variant of Hannon. Borne by French pianist Charles-Louis Hanon.

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".

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).

Hanslay English
Variant of HANSLEY.

Hansli German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a diminutive form of the given name Hans.

Hantel German (Rare)
Rare Bukovina German variant of Händel.

Hantzi Greek
Variant of Hatzis.

Hanvey Irish
Variant of Hanafin.

Hanyev m Kyrgyz (Ukrainianized)
Ukrainianised form of Ganiev.

Hanyu Japanese
Variant transcription of Hanyuu.

Hanz German
Variant of Hans.

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).

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.

Haque Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হক (see Haq).

Haqverdiyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Haqverdi".

Haqverdiyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Haqverdiyev.

Har German
Variant of Har.

Haraldsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Haraldur" in Icelandic.

Haraldson Norwegian
Variant of Haraldsen.

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.

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.

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".

Harbour English
Variant of Harbor.

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.

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.

Hardick English
Variant of Hardwick

Hardin English
Variant of Harding.

Hardisty English (American)
Variant of Hardesty.

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.

Hardwicke English
Variant of Hardwick.

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]

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]

Hargraves English
Variant of Hargrave.

Hargreave English
Variant of Hargrave.

Hargreaves English
English: variant of Hargrave.

Hargreeves English
Variant of Hargreaves.

Hargrove English
English: variant of Hargrave.

Hargroves English
Variant of Hargrove.

Hari Japanese
From Japanese 播 (hari) meaning "scatter; spread; disseminate", referring to cultivated land.... [more]

Harigai Japanese
Variant of Haritani.

Harigaya Japanese
Variant of Haritani.

Harington English
Variant spelling of Harrington. A famous bearer is English actor Kit Harington (1986-).

Harison English
Variant of Harrison.

Harisson English
Variant of Harrison.

Hariya Japanese
Variant of Haritani.

Harjo Estonian
Harjo is an Estonia surname, a variation of "Harju"; from Harju County.

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]

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.

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.

Harmeninck Frisian
Patronymic of Hermann.

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.

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.

Harnell English
Variant of Harrell

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.

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

Harrigan Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ó hArgáin.

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").

Harshaw Irish, Northern Irish
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Hershey or Archer.

Harsono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Hu (胡) or Zhuo (卓). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.

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.

Hartog Dutch
Variant of Den Hartog.

Harton English
This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]

Hartono Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of various Chinese surnames such as Chen (陳), He (何), Huang (黃), Xiang (向)... [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’.

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".

Harugai Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring valley".

Harugaya Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring 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".

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 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

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".

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.

Hasard French
Variant of Hazard.

Hasbún Arabic (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Hazboun.

Hascall English
Variant of Haskell.

Hasedo Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 挾土 (see Hasado).

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'.

Hashempour Persian
Means "son of Hashem".

Hashemzadeh Persian
Means "born of Hashem".

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]

Hashigai Japanese
Variant of Hashitani.

Hashigaya Japanese
Variant of Hashitani.

Hashimi Arabic
From the given name Hashim, particularly denoting descent from the great-grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad.

Hashiya Japanese
Variant of Hashitani.

Hashley American
Variant of Ashley (?).

Hashmi Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Hashimi.

Hasibuan Batak
From the name of Batak king Raja Hasibuan.

Haşımov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Haşım".

Haşımova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Haşımov.

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’.

Həsrətov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həsrət".

Həsrətova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həsrətov.

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.

Hassanpoor Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسن‌پور (see Hassanpour).

Hassanpour Persian
Means "son of Hassan" in Persian.

Hassanzai Pashto
Means "son of Hassan" in Pashto. The Hassanzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Yousafzai.

Hasselbach German
Habitational name from any of the places in various parts of Germany called Hasselbach.

Hasselhoff American
The surname of the singer, David Hasselhoff.

Hasselhoff German
Variant of Hasselhof.

Hassell English
Variant of Hassall.

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]

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-).

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".

Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.

Hata Japanese
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Hata Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).

Hata Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).

Hataba Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).

Hatch English
English (mainly Hampshire and Berkshire): topographic name from Middle English hacche ‘gate’, Old English hæcc (see Hatcher). In some cases the surname is habitational, from one of the many places named with this word... [more]

Hatcher English
Southern English: topographic name for someone who lived by a gate, from Middle English hacche (Old English hæcc) + the agent suffix -er. This normally denoted a gate marking the entrance to a forest or other enclosed piece of land, sometimes a floodgate or sluice-gate.

Hatchwell English
Combination of the surnames Hatch and Well.

Hately English
Variant of Hateley.

Hatherley English
Variant of Adderley.

Hatherly English
Variant of Adderley.

Hathurusingha Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හතුරුසිංහ (see Hathurusinghe).

Hatler English (American)
Variant of the German surname Hattler.

Hatmanu Romanian
Medieval military rank the equivalent of general rank

Hatoyama Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).

Hatsu Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, start, beginning, initial, new". Notable bearers of this surname is Akiko Hatsu (Japanese manga artist) and a bearer of the first name form is Hatsu Hioki (Japanese wrestler).

Hatsuda Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).

Hatsumoto Japanese (Rare)
Form of Hatsu, added 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Hatsuta Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).

Hatta Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hatsu) meaning "eight" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". Hatsuta or Hatta is the name of various places in Japan.

Hattaha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).

Hattawa Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, wing".

Hatter English
This name derives from the Old English pre 7th Century "haet" meaning a hat and was originally given either as an occupational name to a maker or seller of hats

Hatton English
Habitational name from any of the various places named Hatton.

Haturusinghe Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala හතුරුසිංහ (see Hathurusinghe).

Hatzi Greek
A Greek rendering of حاج‎ (ḥājj), denoting one who has successfully completed a pilgrimage. In a Christian context, the title designates a person who has visited Jerusalem and the Holy Land and was baptised in the Jordan River... [more]

Hatzidakis Greek
Diminutive of Hatzis.

Hatzigeorgiou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζηγεωργίου (see Chatzigeorgiou).

Hatzis Greek
Hatzis is the modern form of the Greek khatzis 'a pilgrim to Jerusalem' (either Christian or Muslim), considered a high social distinction. The Greek term is Semitic in origin and is cognate with Arabic hajj 'pilgrimage (to Mecca).'

Hatzopoulos Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).

Hầu Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Hou, from Sino-Vietnamese 侯 (hầu).

Hauge Norwegian
From any of the numerous farmsteads named Hauge in Norway, derived from Old Norse haugr "hill, mound".

Haughn English (Canadian, Modern)
Alternative/Modern form of Hahn.

Haugland Norwegian
From the name of various farmsteads in Norway, from the Old Norse elements haugr meaning "mound" and land meaning "farmstead, land".

Haukebø Norwegian
A combination of Norwegian hauk, derived from Old Norse haukr, "hawk" and bø, derived from Old Norse bœr, "farm". The meaning refers to hawks sitting abode; as on the roof of a barn.

Hauptman German
Variant spelling of Hauptmann.

Hausch German
From the Germanic personal name Huso, a short form of a compound name composed with hus ‘house’, ‘dwelling’ as the first element.

Hautala Finnish
Finnish. Topographical, (haute) meaning, “graves, tomb” combined with (la) meaning “abode, home, or land of….”

Häuter German, Jewish
German cognate of Skinner, from German haut "skin, hide".

Havard Welsh
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from the name of the city of Hereford in England or the port city of Le Havre in France.

Haverford Welsh, English
Haverford's name is derived from the name of the town of Haverfordwest in Wales, UK

Havers English
Possible variant of Haver, a German, Dutch and English surname. In Germany or England it refers to oats and is used as an occupational surname for a grower or seller of oats... [more]

Havertz German
Variant of Hafer.

Havner German
Variant of Hafner.

Havrylchenko Ukrainian
Variant of Havrylenko.

Havrylenko Ukrainian
Variant of Havrylyuk.

Havrylyk Ukrainian
Variant of Havrylenko.

Havryshenko Ukrainian
Variant of Havrylenko.

Hawayek Arabic
Variant of Howayek.

Haweł Polish (Rare)
Variant of Gaweł via Czech.

Hawj Hmong
Original Hmong form of Her.

Hawke English
Variant of Hawk

Hawkin English
Variant of Hawkins

Hawkings English
Variant of Hawking

Hawkiss English (Archaic)
An extinct surname. Corruption of Hawkins.

Hawks English
Variant of or patronymic from Hawk.

Hawladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).

Hawlader Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).

Hawtrey English (British)
It is the surname of Mr. Hawtrey from the book The Boy In The Dress, by David Walliams. Hawtrey means "To succeed".

Hay English, Scottish
Variant form of Hayes 1

Hayagawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Hayakawa.

Hayama Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

Hayase Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).

Hayasi Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Khayasi.

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).

Haycook English
Variant of Haycock.

Haydaroğlu Turkish
Means "son of Haydar".

Haydarov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Haydar".

Haydt German
Varient of Heid.

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]

Hayman English
Variant of Hayward.

Hayne English
Variant of Hain.

Hayner English (American), German
Possibly a variant of Heiner.

Hayoun Judeo-Spanish
From a variant of the given name Chaim.

Hayrapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).

Hayrapetyan Armenian
Means "son of Hayrapet".

Hays English, Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Hayes 1 or Hayes 2.

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".

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 English
Variant form of Hansard.

Hazato Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 羽里 (see Hari).

Hazawa Japanese
Variant of Hasawa.

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.

Hazhimuradov Avar, Lezgin, Lak
Means "son of Hazhimurad".

Hazhimuradova f Avar, Lak, Lezgin
Feminine form of Hazhimuradov.

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.

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.

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.

Hearns Irish
Variant of Hearn.

Heart English
Variant of Hart.

Heartfield German (Anglicized)
Anglicised spelling of Herzfeld.

Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.

Heartsill English
Variant of Hartsill.

Hearty English, Irish
Variant of Harty.

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]

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.

Hebiana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).

Hebron Czech
From the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.

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.

Hedberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and berg "mountain".

Heddle English
From the name of a location in Orkney, derived from Old Norse meaning either "high valley" or "hay valley".

Hedén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -én.

Hedin Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix -in.

Hedrick Dutch
Variant of Hendrick.

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.

Heffley German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Häfeli.

Heffron Irish, English (American)
Of uncertain meaning. Private Babe Heffron was a famous bearer of that name.

Hefley German (Swiss, Americanized)
Americanized form of Häfeli.

Hefner German, Jewish
Recorded in several spellings including Hafner, Haffner, and Hevner, this is as surname of early Germanic origins. ... [more]

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]