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Haaland Norwegian
From Old Norse Hávaland, derived from hár "high" and land "land, farm". This is the name of several farms in Norway.

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.

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.

Håfström Swedish

Hageman Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hagman.

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]

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.

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".

Hagman Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, pasture" and man "man", thus making it a cognate of German Hagemann.

Hagström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hage "enclosure, garden" and ström "stream, small river".

Håkonsen Norwegian
Means "son of Håkon".

Håland Norwegian
Variant of Haaland.

Halås Norwegian
Habitational name, probably derived from Norwegian hard "hard, tough" (referring to hard or stony soil) and ås "hill, ridge".

Halla Danish
Derived from the Old Norse HALLR, which means 'flat stone, rock' or 'sloping, leaning to one side'... [more]

Hållberg Swedish (Rare)
The first element might be taken from place names starting with (or containing) hå, hål, or håll. The second element is Swedish berg "mountain".

Hallberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and berg "mountain".

Halldén Swedish
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and the common surname suffix -én. The first element may be taken from a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik).

Halldórsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Halldór" in Icelandic.

Halldórsson Icelandic
Means "son of Halldór" in Icelandic.

Hallén Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall" or häll "rock, stone" and the common surname -én.

Hällgren Swedish
Variant of Hellgren.

Hallgren Swedish, English
Combination of the dialectal Swedish word hall (Standard Swedish häll, Old Norse hallr), a type of flat rock, and gren meaning "branch". The first element may be taken from the name of a place named with this element (e.g. Halland, Hallsberg, or Hallstavik)... [more]

Hallgrímsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hallgrímur" in Icelandic.

Hallgrímsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hallgrímur".

Hallquist Swedish
Composed of the elements hall "stone, rock" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

Hällström Swedish
Variant of Hellström.

Hallström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hall "hall, stone, rock" and ström "stream, small river".

Halto Norwegian

Halvarsson Swedish
Means "son of Halvar".

Halvorson Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Halvorsen.

Hamberg German, Danish, Jewish
German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) habitational name from any of several places named Hamberg. Jewish (Ashkenazic) variant of Hamburg.

Hammar Swedish
From a common place name element ultimately derived from Old Norse hamarr meaning "hammer, stone, steep cliff".

Hammarberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and berg "mountain".

Hammarlund Swedish
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and lund "grove".

Hammarskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish hammare "hammer" and sköld "shield". A notable bearer was diplomat and Secretary-General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld (1905-1961).

Hammershaimb Faroese
An Faroese Surname, Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819-1909) was a Faroese Lutheran minister who established the modern orthography of Faroese, the language of the Faroe Islands, based on the Icelandic language, which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse.

Hammersmed Norwegian (Archaic, ?), Danish (Archaic, ?)
Occupational name for a blacksmith, from Danish & Norwegian hammer, 'hammer' and smed, 'smith'. See Hammersmith

Hamre Norwegian
Derived from various places named Hamre in Norway. The name is derived from Old Norse hamarr meaning "stone, rock face, steep cliff".

Hamsun Norwegian
From the name of a farm called Hamsund in Nordland County, Norway. Knut Hamsun (né Knud Pedersen; 1859-1952) was a Norwegian author and Nobel Prize laureate (1920). Hamsun became a controversial figure later in life when he supported Nazi Germany during WWII... [more]

Händén Swedish (Rare)

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).

Haraldsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Haraldur" in Icelandic.

Haraldson Norwegian
Variant of Haraldsen.

Haraldsson Icelandic
Means "son of Haraldur" in Icelandic.

Hård Swedish
Swedish surname meaning "hard".

Hardinger Scandinavian

Harms Dutch, Low German, Danish
Patronymic from the personal name Harm, a Dutch diminutive of Herman.

Harmsen Dutch, Low German, Danish
Means "son of Harm" in Dutch and Danish.

Hasle Norwegian

Hassel Swedish, Norwegian
Means "hazel" in Swedish and Norwegian.

Haug Norwegian
Ultimately derived from Old Norse haugr "mound".

Haugan Norwegian
Originates from a Farm name. Haugan comes from the Old Norse word haugr which can be translatd to "hill" or "mound".

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

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.

Haver English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Jewish
Occupational name for someone who grows or sells oats.

Havn Danish, Faroese
It means "Harbour" in Danish.

Hazelius Swedish

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

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.

Hedström Swedish
Combination of Swedish hed "heath, moor" and ström "stream, river".

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]

Hegberg Swedish (Anglicized)

Hegg Swedish

Hegge Norwegian

Heggelund Danish

Heide German, Jewish, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
Variant of German Heid, and Dutch Vanderheide. Danish and Norwegian surname from various places called Heide all from the German elements heide, heidr, haith all meaning "heath"... [more]

Heier Norwegian
A Norwegian habitational name from farmsteads in the Oslofjord region, meaning "heath moor". While primarily Norwegian, the surname "Heier" also has Dutch and German variants, which are considered variants of "Heyer".

Heijkenskjöld Swedish (Rare)
Combination of an either German or Dutch first element (possibly Heike) and Swedish sköld "shield".

Heimisdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Heimir" in Icelandic.

Hein German, Dutch, Danish, Jewish
German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a short form of the Germanic personal name Heinrich.

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]

Helgesen Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Means "son of Helge".

Helgeson English (American), Swedish (Rare)
Variant or anglicized form of Helgesson or Helgesen.

Helgesson Swedish
Means "son of Helge" in Swedish.

Helland Norwegian
The Old Norse name element -land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse hella "flat rock" or hellir "cave". ... [more]

Hellbom Swedish
From Swedish häll, a type of flat rock, and bom "barrier, boom".

Helle Norwegian
From any of several toponyms derived from Old Norse hallr "rock, boulder, stone slab".

Hellgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish häll "flat rock" and gren "branch".

Hellstrand Swedish
Strand means beach.

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.

Helsing Swedish
Denoted a person who came from the Swedish province Hälsingland.

Helstrom Scandinavian
From a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".

Hennie Norwegian

Henningsdóttir Icelandic (Rare)
Means "daughter of Henning" in Icelandic.

Henningsson Swedish, Icelandic (Rare)
Means "son of Henning".

Hentze German, Faroese
Derived from the given names Heinrich or Hans.

Herigstad Norwegian

Herlev Danish
Derived from the suburb of Herlev in Denmark.

Hermandsen Norwegian

Hermannsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hermann". Only used by women.

Hermannsson Icelandic
Means "son of Hermann.

Hermansdotter f Swedish (Rare)
Means "daughter of Herman". This surname is only used by females.

Hertzsprung Danish, German

Heyerdahl Norwegian
Combination of Heyer from heiðr, "heath, moor" in Old Norse and Dahl from dalr, "valley" in Old Norse... [more]

Hillhouse Danish

Hilmarsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hilmar".

Hinriksdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hinrik" in Icelandic.

Hinriksson Icelandic
Means "son of Hinrik" in Icelandic.

Hinz German, Danish (Rare)
Derived from the given name Hinz, a diminutive of Heinrich.

Hjälm Swedish
Variant of Hjelm.

Hjalmarsson Swedish
Means "son of Hjalmar".

Hjaltalín Icelandic
From the given name Hjaltalín.

Hjelm Swedish, Danish
From Swedish hjälm or Danish hjelm, both derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet".

Hjelte Swedish
From Swedish hjälte "hero".

Hjermstad Norwegian (Rare)
Hjerm means royal swords, stad means place. So Hjermstad means "place for the King's swords".

Hjornevik Norwegian
Named after the town of Hjørnevik, Norway

Hjorth Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hjort.

Hlöðversdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by women.

Hlöðversson Icelandic
Means "son of Hlöðver". Used exclusively by men; Hlöðversdóttir is the female form].

Hoen Norwegian
Denoted someone from one of two farmsteads called Hon, derived from either Old Norse hundr "dog" or from Hóvin, a compound of hór "high", or possibly hof "temple, shrine", and vin "meadow".

Hogan Norwegian
Anglicized form of the Norwegian surname Haugen (or Haugan), meaning "hill."

Högberg Swedish
Means "high mountain" in Swedish, a combination of hög "high" and berg "mountain".

Høj Danish

Højgaard Danish, Faroese
Combination of Danish høj "high" and gård "farm, garden".

Hollander German, English, Jewish, Dutch, Swedish
Regional name for someone from Holland 1.

Holmbeck Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and bäck "stream".

Holmkvist Swedish
Variant of Holmqvist.

Holmquist Swedish
Variant of Holmqvist.

Holmqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet, small island" and kvist "twig".

Holmsten Swedish
Combination of Swedish holm "islet" and sten "stone".

Holmstrøm Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish form of Holmström.

Holter English, German, Norwegian, Dutch
Derived from Old English, Old Dutch, and Old Norse holt meaning "forest, small wood".

Homme Norwegian, French
Habitational surname "small valley" from Old Norse hvammr, variant of French Hommet

Höök Swedish
Derived from Swedish hök "hawk".

Hopperstad Norwegian
Probably a habitational name from a farm name in Norway.

Hörberg Swedish
The first element is probably derived from a place name starting with hör. The meaning of this element differs depending on which place name it was derived from, examples include harg "sanctuary, altar" (from Höör, Hörby), hö "hay" (from Hörröd), and hörn "corner" (from Hörnefors)... [more]

Hornæus Swedish (Archaic)
Probably a latinization of Härnösand, a city in Västernorrland County, Sweden. A notable bearer was Swedish priest Laurentius (Lars) Christophori Hornæus (born as Lars Christoffersson in 1645 in Härnösand)... [more]

Hovda Norwegian
Habitational name from the many farmsteads in Norway named Hovda. Derived from Old Norse hófði "rounded peak", itself derived from Old Norse hofuð "head".

Hovde Norwegian
Variant of Hovda.

Hoyburg Danish

Høyer Danish
A surname relatively common in Denmark, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, meaning "mound, cairn, hill". Alternatively, meaning can be traced back to the old Germanic personal name Hucger, a compound consisting of hug- "heart, mind, spirit" and geirr "spear".

Hoyland English, Norwegian
English (South Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places in South Yorkshire named with Old English hoh ‘hill spur’ + land ‘(cultivated) land’. ... [more]

Huldudóttir f Icelandic
Means "daughter of Hulda 1". Used exclusively by women.

Hulduson m Icelandic
Means "son of Hulda 1". Used exclusively by men.

Hultberg Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and berg "mountain, hill".

Hultgren Swedish
Combination of Swedish hult "grove, copse" and gren "branch".

Hultqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish Hult and kvist "branch, twig".

Hurtig Swedish
Nickname for someone full of energy and endurance, from Swedish hurtig "quick, fast, rapid, brisk".

Husby Norwegian

Husse Scandinavian (Archaic)
Variant of Hussey.

Hviid Danish
derived from hvid, meaning "white".

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