Submitted Surnames Starting with H

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Ha Korean
From Sino-Korean 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream".
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ha Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Ha Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Hà.
Hà Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 何 (hà).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of He, from Sino-Vietnamese 賀 (hạ).
Hạ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Xia, from Sino-Vietnamese 夏 (hạ).
Haab Estonian
Haab is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen".
Haabjärv Estonian
Haabjärv is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen lake".
Haabma Estonian
Haabma is an Estonian surname derived from "haab" (aspen) and "maa" (land).
Haabmets Estonian
Haabmets is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen forest."
Haaboja Estonian
Haaboja is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen creek/stream".
Haack German
One who lived at the bend or hook in the river. (See Hooker)
Haag Germanic (Archaic)
'The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse haga, or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [more]
Haak Estonian
Haak is an Estonian surname meaning "hook" and "fastener".
Hääl Estonian
Hääl is an Estonian surname meaning "voice".
Haaland Norwegian
From Old Norse Hávaland, derived from hár "high" and land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.
Haam Hmong
A Hmong clan surname, which is sometimes anglicized as Ham or Hang. It may be a variant form of the Chinese surname Hang.
Haamer Estonian
Haamer is an Estonian surname meaning "hammer".
Haamid Arabic
From the first name Haamid, meaning "praiser".
Haapa Finnish
Means "aspen tree" in Finnish.
Haapavaara Finnish
Means 'aspenhill'
Haar Dutch, Low German
Probably from the place name Haar, derived from Middle Dutch harr "sandy hill".
Haarla Estonian
Haarla is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haar" meaning "leg".
Haarma Estonian
Haarma is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "härmas" meaning "frosty".
Haavakivi Estonian
Haavakivi is an Estonian surname meaning "cut stone".
Haavamäe Estonian
Haavamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen hill".
Haavaoks Estonian
Haavaoks is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen bough/branch".
Haavapuu Estonian
Haavapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen tree".
Haavasalu Estonian
Haavasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "aspen grove".
Haavisto Finnish
Means "place with aspens" or "group of aspens". This name comes from a combination of haapa, "aspen", and the suffix -sto which is used for places and groups of things.
Haavistu Estonian
Haavistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "haavik" ("aspen wood") and "iste" ("seat" or "stool"); "aspen wood stool".
Hababzai Pashto
Means “son of Habab” in Pashto.
Habagat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "southwest monsoon, southwest wind" in Cebuano.
Habash Arabic
Derived from Arabic حبش (ḥabash) meaning "Abyssinian", originally indicating a person who came from Abyssinia, a historical region that is nowadays split between Ethiopia and Eritrea. This surname is more common among Muslims and Christians in the Arab world... [more]
Habeeb Arabic, Dhivehi
From the given name Habib.
Habelt German
from a pet form of the Germanic personal name Habo, a short form of various compound names formed with had(u) ‘battle’, ‘strife’
Haber Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname of the same spelling.
Haberfeld German
Means "oat field". From the words habaro "oat" and feld "field
Haberfield German (Anglicized)
Partial anglicization of Haberfeld
Haberland German
Topographic name from Middle High German haber(e) "oats" and land "land", or a habitational name from any of various places so called.
Häberli German (Swiss)
Derived from Alemannic and Upper German Haber, a variant of Standard High German Hafer "oats" in combination with the diminutive suffix -li. This name denoted a young farmer of oats.
Habermann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a grower or seller of oats, composed of the elements Haber and the agent suffix -mann.
Habermehl German
metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of oatmeal from Middle High German habaro "oats" and melo "flour".
Habets Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Habert, a diminutive of Haribert, Hadubert, or Hagabert.
Habib Arabic, Bengali, Urdu
From the given name Habib.
Habibi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Habib.
Həbibov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Həbib".
Həbibova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Həbibov.
Habibović Bosnian
Means "son of Habib".
Həbibzadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habibzadeh.
Habibzadeh Persian
Means "offspring of Habib" in Persian.
Habibzai Pashto
Means "son of Habib" in Pashto. The Habibzai are a Pashtun sub-tribe of the Popalzai.
Habramowicz Polish
Historical variant of Abramowicz.
Habsburg German
This surname may have been used by someone whose descendants originated from the House of Habsburg, which was one of the most important royal houses in Europe. It is assumed that the surname is derived from High German Habichtsburg meaning "hawk castle," but some historians and linguists believe that it may actually be derived from Middle High German hab/hap meaning "ford", as there is a river with a ford nearby.
Habu Japanese
From 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" and 生 (bu) meaning "life, living".
Habyarimana Central African
Variant spelling of Havyarimana. This surname was borne by assassinated Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994).
Haccoun Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth", used as a nickname for an honest person.
Hachem Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hachem.
Hachemi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hashmi (chiefly Algerian).
Hachida Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachimi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hashim (chiefly Moroccan).
Hachimitsu Japanese
Means "honey"
Hachimura Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Hachiouji Japanese
From 八 (hachi) meaning "eight", 王 (ou) meaning "monarch, king", and 子 (ji) meaning "child".
Hachita Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachiya Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hachiyama Japanese
Means "8 mountains" in Japanese.
Hachmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Hashmi (chiefly Moroccan and Algerian).
Hacıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of the pilgrim", from Arabic حَاجِيّ (ḥājiyy) denoting a Muslim who has successfully made the hajj to Mecca.
Hacıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hacıyev.
Hacızadə Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hajizadeh.
Hack German
Variant of Haack.
Hackberry English
Means simply "hackberry".
Hackler German
Occupational name for someone who used a small hoe in the field or a vineyard.
Hackmann German, Jewish
Occupational name for a butcher or a woodcutter.
Hackney English, Scottish
Habitational name from Hackney in Greater London, named from an Old English personal name Haca (genitive Hacan) combined with ēg "island, dry ground in marshland".
Hackney English, Scottish
From Middle English hakenei (Old French haquenée), an ambling horse, especially one considered suitable for women to ride; perhaps therefore a metonymic occupational name for a stablehand... [more]
Hacohen Hebrew
Means "the priest" in Hebrew, from the word ha which means "the", and the surname Cohen.
Haczyński Polish, Kashubian
Meaning unknown.
Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.
Hadad Arabic, Jewish
Alternate transcription of Arabic حداد (see Haddad), also used by Jews.
Hadar Hebrew (Modern)
From the given name Hadar, means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.
Haddad Arabic, Persian
Means "blacksmith, ironsmith" in Arabic.
Haddadin Arabic
From a diminutive of Arabic حداد (haddad) meaning "blacksmith, ironsmith".
Hadden Irish
Variation of Haden
Haddock English
Haddock is a surname of English. It may refer to many people. It may come from the medieval word Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, a short form of various compound names including the root ēad, meaning prosperity or fortune... [more]
Haddon English
Derived from the Old English word had meaning "heathland" and the Old English suffix -don meaning "hill"; hence, the "heathland hill" or the "heather-covered hill".... [more]
Hadfield English
Habitational name for a person from Hadfield in Derbyshire, from Old English hæþ "heath, wilderness" and feld "field".
Hadi Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Hadi.
Hadia Arabic
From the given name Hadia.
Hadida Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Arabic حديد (hadid) meaning "iron", used as an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Hadinata Chinese (Indonesian)
Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Ji (紀). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Hadipour Persian
Means "son of Hadi" in Persian.
Hadıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Hadı".
Hadıyeva f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Hadıyev.
Hadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic حاج (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", referring to the Islamic hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia (chiefly Maghrebi).
Hadjadj Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic حجاج (hajjaj) meaning "arguer, one who argues" or "pilgrim".
Hadjópulos Greek (Hispanicized, Expatriate), Mexican (Rare)
Spanish form of Greek Χατζόπουλος (see Chatzopoulos).
Hadley English
A habitational name from either a place named Hadley, or a place named Hadleigh. The first is named from the Old English personal name Hadda + lēah (means ‘wood’, ‘(woodland) clearing’), and the other three are from Old English hǣð (meaning ‘heathland’, ‘heather') + lēah.
Hadnot English (American), African American
Corruption of Hodnett. Primarily given to African slaves in the USA.
Hado Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"
Hadzhiyska f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hadzhiyski.
Hadzhiyski m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).
Hadžiabdić Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage" and Arabic-derived عبد (ʿabd) meaning "servant", added with the patronymic element -ić.
Hadžijunuzović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the given name Junus and the patronymic element -ić.
Hadžimuhamedović Bosnian
Possibly from Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", combined with the Bosnian given name Muhamed and the patronymic element -ić.
Hae Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 生 (see Ike 2).
Haefele Upper German
Occupational name for a potter.
Haëntjens French, Belgian, Dutch, Luxembourgish
Either a diminutive form of the surname De Haan, or a pet form of the given name Hanne 1.
Hafeez Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
From the given name Hafiz.
Häfeli German (Swiss)
Occupational name for a potter.
Hafer German, Jewish
Metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in oats, from German Hafer "oats". Compare Haber. As a Jewish surname, it is in many cases ornamental.
Hafez Arabic
Derived from the given name Hafiz.
Hafezi Persian
From the given name Hafez.
Haffalden Norwegian
Derived from the name of a small farm near the town of Larvik in Eastern Norway in the commune of Vestfold and Telemark.
Hafidi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Hafiz.
Hafstein Icelandic
Either derived from the Icelandic given name Hafsteinn or from Norwegian surname Havstein (probably derived from a place name).
Hafsteinsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hafsteinn" in Icelandic.
Hafsteinsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hafsteinn" in Icelandic.
Haftek Polish
“From the english occupation name describing a maker of handles for tools - a hafter”... [more]
Haga Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Hagakure Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"
Hagan Jewish
Hebrew, shortened from haganah which means soldier
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁgáin "descendant of Ógán", a personal name from a diminutive of óg "young".
Hagan Irish
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin "descendant of Aodhagán", a personal name formed from a double diminutive of Aodh meaning "fire".
Hagedorn German, Dutch
German and Dutch cognate of Hawthorne. Topographic name from Middle High German hagedorn "hawthorn" from hag "hedge" and dorn "thorn"... [more]
Hagège Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Hagege.
Hagelberg German
From German hagel meaning "hail" and berg meaning "mountain".
Hagelstein German
nickname for a hot-headed irascible man from Middle High German hagelstein "hailstone" derived from the elements hagel "hail" and stein "stone"
Hageman Dutch
Combination of Middle Dutch haghe "hedge, enclosure" and man "man".
Hageman German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Hagemann.
Hagemann German, Danish
Derived from Middle Low German hage "enclosure, hedge" and mann "person, man".
Hagen German, Dutch, Danish
from the ancient Germanic personal name Hagen a short form of various compound names formed with hag "enclosure protected place" as the first element... [more]
Hager Dutch, North Frisian
From a Germanic personal name, either Hager, composed of hag "hedge, enclosure" and heri "army", or Hadegar, from hadu "battle, combat" and gar "spear" or garu "ready, prepared".
Hägg Swedish
From Swedish hägg meaning "prunus padus", but also known as "hackberry, bird cherry". It is a type of small tree native to northern Asia and Europe.
Haggerty Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized version of Ó hEigceartaigh, which is from the word "eigceartach", which means unjust.
Häggkvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and kvist "twig".
Hägglund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" (a type of tree native to Sweden) and lund "grove".
Häggström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hägg "bird cherry" and ström "stream, small river".
Haghighi Persian
Means "real, actual, true" in Persian, ultimately from Arabic حقيقي (ḥaqīqiyy).
Hagimori Japanese
From 萩 (hagi) meaning "clover" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Haginaga Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 脛永 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a division in the town of Ibigawa in the district of Ibi in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 脛長 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a former large village in the same location, in the district of Ikeda in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu in Japan.
Hagino Japanese
Hagi means "bush clover" and no means "field, plain, wilderness". ... [more]
Hagius Greek (Americanized)
Comes from the Ancient Greek word hagios meaning devoted to the gods.
Hagiwara Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Hägler German (Swiss), Jewish
Accented form of Hagler. Primarily used in Switzerland.
Hagler German (Austrian), Jewish
Topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge or enclosure.
Hagman Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, pasture" and man "man", thus making it a cognate of German Hagemann.
Hagman English (Rare)
From a little town in Scotland.
Hagström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, garden" and ström "stream, small river".
Hagstrom English
Anglicized form of Swedish Hagström.
Hagu Estonian
Hagu is an Estonian surname meaning "brush".
Hahm German
Metonymic occupational name for a sealer of weights and measures, from Middle High German hāme ‘(standard) measure’.
Hähner German
Pet form of Heinrich.
Hahner German
Occupational name for a poultry farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German hane "rooster".
Hahner German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Hahn or Hag.
Hai Chinese
Means "ocean" in Chinese.
Hai Hui
From the Arabic name Haydar.
Haida Japanese
From 灰 (hai) meaning "ash, gray, grayish" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Haidar Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Haidar.
Haider Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Haider.
Haijima Japanese (Rare)
Hai (拝) here means "worship", hai (灰) here means "ash", jima/shima (島) means "island".
Haïk Judeo-Spanish
French variant of Haik.
Haik Judeo-Spanish
From the name of a garment worn by Algerian women, derived from Arabic حاك (hak) meaning "to weave". It was used as an occupational name for a maker of these garments.
Haile Ethiopian
Meaning "power" or "might".
Hailes Scottish, English
Scottish habitational name from Hailes in Lothian, originally in East Lothian, named from the Middle English genitive or plural form of hall ‘hall’. ... [more]
Hailstone English
Possibly from Hailstone Hill in Wiltshire, which may be derived from Old English hālig-stān meaning "holy stone" or hagolstān meaning "hailstone". Could also derive from English personal name Æthelstān.
Haim Jewish
From the given name Haim.
Haimawari Japanese
From Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"
Hain English
From the Middle English personal name Hein 1. This is derived from the Germanic personal name Hagano, originally a byname meaning "hawthorn"... [more]
Hainey Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scottish, English
(Celtic) A lost me devil village in Scotland; or one who came from Hanney island in Berkshire.
Hainrick Micronesian
Derived from the given Heinrich.
Hairabedian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Hairapetian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Hairapetyan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հայրապետյան (see Hayrapetyan).
Haircut English (Australian, Archaic), German (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an occupational name for a barber. Alternatively, it could also be an anglicized form of Herrgott.
Hairfield English
Probably a variant of Harefield, a habitational name from a place so named, for example the one Greater London or Harefield in Selling, Kent, which are both apparently named from Old English here ‘army’ + feld ‘open country’.
Haitham Arabic
Derived from the given name Haytham.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Haiya Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (Haiya), a clipping of 京北灰屋 (Keikokuhaiya) meaning "Keikokuhaiya", an area in the ward of Ukyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Haizlip English (American)
American variant spelling of Scottish Hyslop.
Haj Arabic
Refers to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hajake Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.
Hajdaraj Albanian
Means "descendant of Hajdar" in Albanian.
Hajdari Albanian
From the given name Hajdar.
Hajian Persian
From Persian حاجی (haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.
Hajime Japanese (Rare)
From the given name Hajime meaning "beginning". A notable bearer is Japanese singer Chitose Hajime.
Hajipour Persian
Means "born of Haji".
Hajipour Persian
Means "son of Haji".
Hajiri Japanese
From Japanese 羽尻 (Hajiri) meaning "Hajiri", a division in the area of Hidaka in the city of Toyooka in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.... [more]
Hajizadeh Persian
Means "son of the pilgrim" from Arabic حَاجِيّ‎ (ḥājiyy) meaning "pilgrim" and the Persian suffix -زاده (-zâde) meaning "offspring".
Hajj Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حاج (see Haj).
Hajjar Arabic
Means "stonemason" from Arabic حَجَر (ḥajar) "stone, weight".
Hak Korean
From Sino-Korean 鶴 (hag) meaning "crane" or 斈 (hag) meaning "learn".
Hakeem Arabic
From the given name Hakim.
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