Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the gender is unisex; and the length is 8.
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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.
Hartlieb German
Derived from the given name Hartlieb.
Hartnell English
From a location in Marwood, Devon, derived from Old English heort "stag" + cnoll "hill".
Hartsill English
A habitational name from a place in Warwickshire named Hartshill from the Old English personal name Heardrēd + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Hartwell English
Habitational name from places in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire called Hartwell, from Old English heorot ‘stag’, ‘hart’ + wella ‘spring’, ‘stream’... [more]
Harugaya Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring valley".
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.
Harumoto Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring season" or 東 (haru) meaning "east, Orient" and 本 or 元 (moto) meaning "base, root, source, origin".
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".
Haruyama Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Hasanaga Albanian
Albanian surname, Hasani and given "Aga" in Ottoman Empire
Hasančić Bosnian
Means "son of Hasan".
Hasanzai Pashto
Variant transcription of Hassanzai.
Hashioka Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Hasibuan Batak
From the name of Batak king Raja Hasibuan.
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".
Hasunuma Japanese
Hasu means "Lotus" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Hatanaka Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) meaning "field" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Hatathli Navajo
From Navajo hataałii meaning ‎"medicine man, shaman", literally "singer" (from the verb hataał ‎"he sings, he is chanting").
Hatayama Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) or 畠 (hata) both meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
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–).
Haugland Norwegian
From the name of various farmsteads in Norway, from the Old Norse elements haugr meaning "mound" and land meaning "farmstead, land".
Hauptman German
Variant spelling of Hauptmann.
Hausmann German
From Middle High German hus "house" (see Haus) + man "man".
Hautamaa Finnish
Finnish. Topographical, (haute) meaning, “graves, tomb” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Havelock English
From the Middle English male personal name Havelok, from Old Norse Hafleikr, literally "sea sport". It was borne by the British general Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857).
Haverbus Yiddish, Dutch
Means "blessed friend", from Hebrew חבר (haver) and ברוך (baruch) "blessed".
Havshush Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic (Modern)
Yemenite Jewish surname.
Hawladar Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Hawlader Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali হাওলাদার (see Howlader).
Hayabusa Japanese
This name means "falcon" in Japanese.
Hayagawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Hayakawa.
Hayakawa Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "early, fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hayamizu Japanese
Haya means "fast" or "hawk" and mizu means "water".
Haydarov Uzbek, Tajik
Means "son of Haydar".
Hayhurst English
Topographic name for a dweller ‘(by the) high wood or grove’, from Middle English heigh, high(e) + hirst(e).
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).
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".
Hazelden English
Means "person from Hazelden", the name of various places in England ("valley growing with hazel trees").
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.
Heartman German (Anglicized)
Americanised spelling of Hartmann.
Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Hedayati Persian
From the given name Hedayat.
Hedström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".
Hedstrom American
Anglicized form of Hedström.
Heerkens Dutch
Derived from a diminutive form of a given name containing the element heri "army". Alternatively, a variant form of Eerkens.
Hegadush Hungarian
Meaning violin maker and violin player deriving from the Hungarian work for violin.
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
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.
Heimlich German
Nickname for a secretive person from Middle High German heimelich German heimlich "confidential secret".
Heinamaa Estonian
Heinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
Heinapuu Estonian
Heinapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay wood".
Heineken Dutch, German
From the given name Hein 1, a Dutch diminutive of Hendrik... [more]
Heinisch German
From a pet form of the personal name Heinrich.
Heinluht Estonian
Heinluht is an Estonian surname meaning "hay meadow/glade".
Heinpõld Estonian
Heinpõld is an Estonian surname meaning "hay field".
Heinsalu Estonian
Heinsalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay grove".
Heintalu Estonian
Heintalu is an Estonian surname meaning "hay farm".
Heinvere Estonian
Heinvere is an Estonian surname meaning "hay blood".
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]
Helbling German (Swiss)
Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Helenius Finnish
Possibly derived from the given name Helenus
Helfrich German, French
from the personal name Helfrich composed of the ancient Germanic elements helfa "help" and rih "power rule".
Helgeson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant or anglicized form of Helgesson or Helgesen.
Helgrind Popular Culture
Helgrind is the surname of a King in the fictional series, "Mianite".
Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".
Helliste Estonian
Helliste is an Estonian surname meaning "tender" and "affectionate".
Hellmann German
Habitational name from Middle Low German helle meaning precipitous terrain, steep slope" and mann meaning "man".
Hellmich German
Derived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and wig "battle".
Helmanis Latvian
This is a Latvian surname. ... [more]
Helmeier German, Dutch, Danish
Variant spelling of Helmeyer.
Helmeyer German, Dutch, Danish
Derived from Middle Dutch meier "bailiff, steward; tenant farmer" and an uncertain first element.
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'.
Helsinki Finnish
From the capital of Finland.
Helstrom Scandinavian
From a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".
Hemmings English
Derived from the given name Hemming. It is the last name of the band member of Five Seconds of Summer (5sos), Luke Hemmings.
Hennelly Irish
From the Irish Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of) Fionnghal" (fionn, "white, fair"; gall, "stranger")... [more]
Henrique Portuguese
From the given name Henrique.
Henschel German, Jewish
From a pet form of the personal name Johannes (see John), or in some cases from a pet form of Heinrich.
Henville Welsh
Derived from the name of an ancestor meaning "Son of Anwyl"
Heraldez Spanish (Mexican)
The surname is a variation of Hernando, given birth by an outlaw
Herbarth German, Norman
References Old Norse Deity "Odin" being one of the "Son's of Odin". Remember that the Geats became the Ostrogoths through the Denmark pass--referenced in Beowulf. Or, it means "Warrior of the Bearded One", perhaps a King... [more]
Herbaugh English (American)
Americanized form of German Harbach.
Herbenko Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gerbov.
Herbster German
Occupational name for a grape picker or vintner from Middle High German herbest "(grape) harvest".
Hereford English
Habitational name from Hereford in Herefordshire, or Harford in Devon and Goucestershire, all named from Old English here "army" + ford "ford".
Herfurth German
Either a metonymic occupational name for a soldier from Middle High German hervart "campaign military expedition" (from Old High German heri "army" and vart "journey")... [more]
Heritage English (Rare)
English status name for someone who inherited land from an ancestor, rather than by feudal gift from an overlord, from Middle English, Old French (h)eritage ‘inherited property’ (Late Latin heritagium, from heres ‘heir’).
Herrgott German, Alsatian
Literally means "Lord God" in German.
Herridge English
habitational name from Herridges in Pauntley (Gloucestershire) or Highridge in King's Nympton (Devon). The Gloucestershire placename may derive from Old English hæg "fence enclosure" and hrycg "ridge" or while the Devon placename comes from an uncertain initial element and Old English hrycg.
Hershlag Jewish, Yiddish
This is the original surname of Israeli-born American actress Natalie Portman (1981-), birth name Neta-Lee Hershlag.
Hershman Jewish
1 Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hirschman.... [more]
Herzberg German, Jewish
habitational name from any of numerous places called Herzberg. artificial compound name from German herz "heart" and berg "hill".
Herzfeld German
Derived from the same name of a municipality in Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Hesbrook Scottish
Scottish surname.
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
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.
Heynckes German
From a diminutive of the given name Heinrich. A famous bearer is retired German soccer player and coach Jupp Heynckes (1945-).
Hibberts English
A variant of Hibbert, ultimately coming from Hilbert to begin with.
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.
Hietamaa Finnish
Finnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Highland English, German
English, Scottish, and Irish: variant spelling of Hyland 1 or Hyland 2.... [more]
Highmore English
From Old English hēah meaning "high" and mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
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".
Hiiemets Estonian
Hiiemets is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred grove forest".
Hiiesalu Estonian
Hiiesalu is an Estonian surname derived from the pre-Christian "hiie" (a sacred location), and "salu" ("grove").
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]
Hikohito Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and hito means "person".
Hikosaka Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Hikufuyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
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'.
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'.
Hiljanen Finnish
Hiljanen derives from hilja which means "quiet" in Finnish.
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).
Hilliard English
From the Norman female given name Hildiard, a variant of Germanic Hildegard, derived from hilt "strife, battle" and gart "enclosure, yard".
Hilliker German
The last name of Dance Moms star, Kalani Hilliker.
Himlfarb Yiddish
Means "color of the sky".
Hinagpis Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "anguish" in Tagalog.
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".
Hinderks Dutch, Frisian
Means "son of Hinderk".
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").
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.
Hintzell German (Rare)
Variant from name Hintz which was popular in Saxony and Hessen. Name later used in German Prussia. The name Hintz originates as a short form of the personal name Heinrich.
Hirakawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiramoto Japanese
Hira means "peace" and moto means "origin".
Hiramoto Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Hiranaka Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and naka means "middle".
Hiranuma Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Hirasawa Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hiratani Japanese
Hira means "level, peace" and tani means "valley".
Hirayama Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hiremath Indian, Kannada
Of uncertain meaning.
Hirokawa Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiromasa Japanese
Hito means "wide, broad, large" and masa means "".
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hiroyasu Japanese
Hiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".
Hirukawa Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hirvesoo Estonian
Hirvesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "deer swamp".
Hirvonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish hirvi "elk, moose".
Hisaishi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago, lasting" and ishi means "stone".
Hisamaru Japanese
Hisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".
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".
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".
Hisayuto Japanese
From 久 (hisa) meaning “long time, long time ago”, combined with 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly".
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.
Hitchins English
Can be either a patronymic derived from the medieval given name Hitch, or a habitational name denoting someone from the town Hitchin, itself from Old English Hicce, the name of the Celtic tribe who originally resided in the area.
Hitokiri Japanese
A notable bearer is the author Gentatsu Hitokiri.
Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.
Hoagland American
American form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish Högland or Norwegian Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Hoàng Phủ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Huangfu, from Sino-Vietnamese 皇甫 (hoàng phủ).
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".
Hochfeld German
Means "high field".
Hofbauer German
Means - King farmer
Hofstede Dutch
Means "farmstead, property; farmhouse with land" in Dutch, a compound of Old Dutch hof "yard, court" and stat "place, location, abode, town".
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.
Højgaard Danish, Faroese
Combination of Danish høj "high" and gård "farm, garden".
Hokinoue Japanese (Rare)
Hoki means "cave, grotto, den", no means "of, therefore", and ue means "upper, top, above". ... [more]
Hokkanen Finnish
From the Karelian given name Hokka (a derivative of Russian Foka) combined with the Finnish surname suffix -nen.
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]
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.
Hollande French
French form of Holland 2, indicating someone from the province of Holland in the Netherlands.
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.
Holliman English
Possibly means "holly man"
Holloman English (British)
Nickname, perhaps ironic, from Middle English holy ‘holy’ + man ‘man’.
Holmbeck Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and bäck "stream".
Holmsten Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and sten "stone".
Holoubek Czech
Holoubek - white dove Columban
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]
Holthaus German
North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a copse (a small group of trees), from Middle Low German holt ‘small wood’ + haus ‘house’.
Holzberg German
Habitational name from any of various places called Holzberg for example in Hesse and Silesia.
Holzheim German
The meaning of Holzheim is " wood home". Holz=wood and heim=home. ... [more]
Holzklau German
From Middle High German holz ‘wood’ + a derivative of klūben ‘to pick up, gather, steal’. It means "wood thief" but it was probably more likely used as nickname for someone who gathered wood
Honecker German
Erich Honecker was the leader of the GDR from 1971 to 1989.
Honegger Swiss
Arthur Honegger (10 March 1892 – 27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer, and a member of Les Six, a group of composers associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. His most famous work is "Pacific 231".
Honikman Yiddish
It literally means "honeyman", possibly denoting a beekeeper.
Honorato Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Honorato
Hoogland Dutch
A toponoymic or habitational surname meaning "highland", derived from Middle Dutch hooch "high" and lant "land".
Hooiveld Dutch
Means "hay field" in Dutch.
Horaczek Polish
From a diminutive of Horacy.
Horcicky Czech, History
Derived from Czech hořčice, meaning "white mustard". This surname was the original Czech form of Jacobus Sinapius.
Horigome Japanese
掘 (Hori) means "moat" and 米 (gome) means "rice, America". ... [more]
Horikawa Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Horikiri Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and kiri means "paulownia".
Horikita Japanese (Rare)
Hori ("Moat"),this can also be used: Ho ("Protect") + Ri ("Benefit,Profit,Gain") + Kita ("North").