83 surnames on this site, with what each one means.
HahnNickname · rank 864German nickname from hane, “rooster,” for a conceited or quarrelsome man, or a house with a rooster sign; also a short form of Johannes; Jewish artificial Hahn.
HalePlace · rank 375A place-name from a nook, hollow, or remote valley, with nickname and personal-name routes also possible.
HaleyPlace · rank 962Chiefly an English habitational name from Hailey, Haley, Highley, and related “hay clearing” places; also an Irish form of Mac Céile (McHale).
HallPlace · rank 33Someone who lived at or worked in a hall (large house); also habitational.
HamiltonPlace · rank 122A Scottish habitational surname from Hamilton in Lanarkshire, with the place-name’s deeper origin debated.
HammondParent’s name · rank 494A surname from Germanic personal-name forms Hamo or Haimund, with competing Norman and English personal-name traditions.
HamptonPlace · rank 491An English habitational surname from places called Hampton, generally “home farm” or “settlement” from Old English elements.
HanPlace · rank 953Most often Chinese or Korean 韓/韩 (Hán), from the ancient state or fief of Han; other Chinese characters and Vietnamese Hàn also share the spelling.
HancockParent’s name · rank 694An English surname from Middle English Hann plus the hypocoristic suffix -cok, with a Dutch shellfish-gatherer route.
HannaParent’s name · rank 818A multi-origin surname: Irish/Scottish Ó hAnnaigh or Ó hÉanna; English from Hannah (Lincolnshire); German pet form of Hans; also Assyrian/Chaldean and Jewish lines.
HansenParent’s name · rank 210Danish and Norwegian patronymic meaning “son of Hans.”
HansonParent’s name · rank 288A Scandinavian or English patronymic meaning “son of Hans,” with Hans a short form of John.
HardinParent’s name · rank 841Usually an English variant of Harding, from Old English Hearding, “the hard one”; also French Hardouin or a pet form of Germanic hard names.
HardingParent’s name · rank 899An English surname from Middle English Harding (Old English Hearding, “the hard one,” from heard “hard/brave”); also North German/Dutch patronymic or farm-name from hard.
HardyNickname · rank 409A nickname for a bold, courageous, or hardy person.
HarmonParent’s name · rank 459An English surname from the personal name Herman (Germanic “army” + “man”), also an Americanized form of German Hermann.
HarperOccupation · rank 255English occupational surname for a harp player or harpist.
HarrellParent’s name · rank 685An English variant of Harold and an Irish anglicization of Ó hEarghail, with older Norman nickname explanations also recorded.
HarringtonPlace · rank 515An English habitational surname from places named Harrington, with independent Irish patronymic routes.
HarrisParent’s name · rank 26Son of Harry — Harry being the medieval English form of Henry.
HarrisonParent’s name · rank 146A northern English patronymic surname meaning “son of Harry.”
HartNickname · rank 217Nickname surname from Middle English hart, “stag,” with Germanic personal-name and place-name streams also possible.
HartmanParent’s name · rank 542A surname from the Germanic personal name Hartmann, built from elements meaning “strong” or “brave” and “man.”
HarveyParent’s name · rank 273Surname from the Breton personal name Haerviu, traditionally interpreted as “battle-worthy” or “strong in battle.”
HawkinsParent’s name · rank 207Usually “Hawkin’s,” from the medieval pet name Hawkin; place-name and Irish Gaelic substitutions also occur.
HaydenParent’s name · rank 959Irish Ó hÉideáin / Ó hÉidín, “descendant of Éideán/Éidín,” and also an English habitational name from Haydon, Heydon, or Hayden places.
HayesPlace · rank 133A multi-origin surname linked to English places named Hay or Hayes, with an Irish patronymic route from Ó hAodha.
HaynesParent’s name · rank 376An English surname from Hayne, with -s, and from the place Haynes; Welsh and Irish routes also occur.
HeathPlace · rank 672An English topographic or habitational surname for someone on or from a heath, open uncultivated land.
HebertParent’s name · rank 870A French (Hébert) assimilated form of Herbert, from Germanic heri/hari “army” plus berht “bright, famous.”
HendersonParent’s name · rank 111Scottish patronymic meaning “son of Hendry” or “son of Henry.”
HendricksParent’s name · rank 816A Dutch and North German patronymic from the personal name Hendrick (a form of Henry).
HenryParent’s name · rank 153A surname from the personal name Henry, with Irish Mac Éinrí and Anglo-Norman Fitzhenry patronymic routes.
HensleyPlace · rank 701An English habitational surname from places called Hensley or Hensleigh, whose Old English elements are interpreted in more than one way.
HensonParent’s name · rank 741An English patronymic surname from Henne or Hen, familiar forms of Henry or related personal names.
HermanParent’s name · rank 868A widespread surname from the Germanic personal name Herman (heri/hari “army” + man “man”); also an Americanized form of German Hermann.
HernandezParent’s name · rank 11Son of Hernando / Fernando — Spanish patronymic.
HerreraOccupation · rank 131A Spanish occupational surname linked to herrero or herrería, “blacksmith” or “ironworking shop,” with some place-name lines.
HerringOccupation · rank 956An English, Dutch, and German metonymic name for a herring fisher or seller, with nickname and German habitational senses also recorded.
HessPlace · rank 573A German, Dutch, Danish, or Ashkenazic Jewish surname for someone from Hesse, with additional personal-name routes.
HickmanParent’s name · rank 879An English surname from Middle English Hikeman/Hicheman, pet forms of Hick/Hitch (Richard) with -man; occasionally “servant of Hick,” and also Americanized German Hickmann.
HicksParent’s name · rank 174A patronymic surname from Hick or Hig, medieval short forms associated with Hugh or, in some accounts, Isaac.
HigginsParent’s name · rank 422A patronymic from Hig or Hugh; Irish Ó hUiginn is a separate descendant tradition.
HillPlace · rank 41Someone who lived on or by a hill.
HinesParent’s name · rank 475A multi-origin surname: Irish Ó hEidhin, English Hine with -s, and Americanized German Heins/Heinz.
HoPlace · rank 591A short romanized surname representing several Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean clan or regional surnames, including 何, 賀, 胡, and related forms.
HoangPlace · rank 952A Vietnamese surname (Hoàng) from the Chinese surname Huang (黃), linked with the ancient state of Huang and a character meaning “yellow.”
HobbsParent’s name · rank 730An English patronymic surname meaning “son of Hob,” a medieval short form of Robert.
HodgeParent’s name · rank 655An English surname from Hogge or Hodge, a medieval pet form of Roger, with some early records overlapping the nickname “hog.”
HodgesParent’s name · rank 486An English patronymic from Hodge, a medieval pet form of Roger, plus the inherited -s ending: “Hodge’s” or “son of Hodge.”
HoffmanOccupation · rank 245German status or occupational surname from Hof(f) “farm, manor” plus Mann “man”; historically a farmer or estate steward.
HoganParent’s name · rank 546An anglicized Irish patronymic from Ó hÓgáin, “descendant of Ógán,” a name connected with óg, “young.”
HollandPlace · rank 319An English and Dutch habitational surname for someone from Holland or a place called Holland.
HollowayPlace · rank 585An English topographic surname from hollow way, “sunken road,” and from places named Holloway or Holway.
HolmesPlace · rank 178A topographic surname for someone living by a holm: an island, islet, or dry ground in marshland.
HoltPlace · rank 380An English habitational or topographic surname from Old English holt, “wood” or “grove.”
HoodOccupation · rank 628An English and Scottish surname from a hood-wearer or hood-maker, with personal-name, place-name, and Irish routes.
HooverOccupation · rank 580An Americanized form of German or Swiss German Huber, a farmer or landholder associated with a hube, with a separate Finnish route.
HopkinsParent’s name · rank 332An English and Welsh patronymic surname meaning “son of Hopkin,” with Hopkin a pet form of Robert.
HornNickname · rank 678A surname from a horn nickname or horn-related occupation, with Germanic and place-name routes also possible.
HorneNickname · rank 975A variant of Horn: English, Scottish, German, and Dutch nickname, occupational, or place routes from “horn,” plus Norwegian farm names.
HortonPlace · rank 387An English habitational surname from places called Horton, traditionally linked with Old English horh or horn plus tūn.
HousePlace · rank 842An English topographic or service name for someone “at the house” (often a religious house), from Old English hūs; also Howes and German Haus translations.
HoustonPlace · rank 594A Scottish habitational surname from Houston in Renfrewshire, “Hugh’s settlement,” with a separate Irish Mac Uisdein route.
HowardParent’s name · rank 81English surname from medieval personal names Huward/Heward or Haward/Howard; the personal-name roots include Germanic and Norse forms.
HowePlace · rank 846Usually English topographic or habitational from Middle English hōge/hōh, “hill spur” or “ridge,” or Old Norse haugr, “mound”; also a variant of Hugh.
HowellParent’s name · rank 286A Welsh patronymic surname from Hywel, a medieval personal name meaning “eminent” or “prominent” in traditional glosses.
HuangPlace · rank 314A Chinese surname associated with the ancient state of Huang and also represented by a character meaning “yellow.”
HubbardParent’s name · rank 481An English surname from the Germanic personal name Hubert or Hugibert, traditionally “bright mind” or “bright heart.”
HuberOccupation · rank 972A Swiss German and German status name for the holder of a huobe, a substantial farm holding; a prosperous small farmer.
HudsonParent’s name · rank 220English patronymic meaning “son of Hud,” with Hud a medieval pet form of Hugh.
HuertaPlace · rank 747A Spanish topographic surname from huerta, “orchard” or irrigated garden.
HuffPlace · rank 620A multi-origin surname: English Hough from a ridge or spur, German Hufo personal-name forms, and Americanized Hoff or Hof.
HuffmanOccupation · rank 692A German-American surname from Hofmann or Huffmann, associated with a farm or estate steward.
HughesParent’s name · rank 96Welsh and Irish surname from Hugh/Huw or Aodh-related personal names; often explained as a descendant or family of Hugh.
HullPlace · rank 805An English multi-origin surname: Middle English Hulle (pet form of Hugh), a hill dweller (hyll), or habitational from Kingston upon Hull.
HumphreyParent’s name · rank 722An English and Welsh surname from the medieval personal name Humfrey or Humphrey, a form of Germanic Hunfrid or Humfrid.
HuntOccupation · rank 173An English occupational surname for a hunter, with Irish, Estonian, and other independent surname routes.
HunterOccupation · rank 168A Scottish and northern English occupational surname for a huntsman, with Irish and translated-name routes.
HurleyPlace · rank 891An English habitational surname from Hurley in Berkshire, Warwickshire, or Somerset (often hyrne “corner” + lēah “clearing”); also Irish Ó hUrthuile and other Gaelic Anglicizations.
HurstPlace · rank 758An English topographic or habitational surname from Old English hyrst, “wooded hill” or thicket, or from places named Hurst or Hirst.
HutchinsonParent’s name · rank 737An English patronymic surname meaning “son of Hutchin,” a medieval form of Hugh.
HuynhPlace · rank 503A Vietnamese form of Hoàng, connected with the Chinese surname Huang and the ancient state of Huang.