Surnames Starting with H: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 3)

Hedge, enclosure

Hare

Hare

Someone who grew oats

A dweller at the gate, or entrance, to a forest

Woodcutter, hoe maker

Little Hake, 'hook'

Heath clearing

Descendant of Aodhagán

Hedged enclosure

A grandson of Éigceartach, unjust

Rooster

Man of the cockerel

From La Hague in Normandy

Enclosure

Hare stones

Dweller in a nook or hollow

A dweller on a homestead consisting of half an acre

Someone who came from Halyburton (village by the holy enclosure)

Place name

Worker or dweller at the hall

Someone who came from Hallam or Halam (corner or remote valley)

Holy day

"holy well"

From a place named Halstead

Someone who came from Ham (meadow on a stream)

From the name Johannes

Crooked hill farm

Someone from Hamburg

From Hanby

Small village / wether

From Hambleton, "crooked hill"

Little Hamo, 'home'

A descendant of little Hamo or Hamon (home)

Dweller by a riverside meadow

Smith, hammer maker

From the Norman personal name Hamon

Home

From Hampton, "home farm"

Little John

Remarkable hand

A descendant of Hanto, or a trader

Someone who bought and sold goods, a dealer or trader

Dexterous

Descendant of Éanna

Descendant of Áinle

Descendant of Anluan ("great champion")

Descendant of Annadh

Descendant of Annán

A descendant of Hans

Someone who came from Hascomb (witches' valley), in Surrey

Son of Hans

Son of Hann

From Harcourt

Hard (strong) castle

A dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment

The servant of Hardy (bold)

Hardy, brave

Someone from Haardt, or a dweller near a wood

Herd farm

Bold, courageous

Hare

"grove of the hares" or "boundary grove"

From Hargreave, "hare grove"

Hare grove

A descendant of Ercan, or of a pet form of Harry

From Harkness

A place-name surname

Hare wood

Army hill

From the personal name Herman or Harman

"son of Harm"

A grandson of Athairne (fatherly)

From Haro

Harp player

Harp player

Army ruler

A descendant of Anradhán, a warrior

The servant to Harry (home ruler)

From Harrington in Cumbria

Son of Harry (Henry)

Son of Harry (Henry)

From the personal name Harry

Stag (nickname)

Someone who came from Hartfield (open land frequented by stags)

Someone who came from Hartford (stag ford)

Deer clearing

Strong, brave man

A grandson of Athairne (fatherly)

Someone who came from Hartshorne (stags' headland), in Derbyshire

Someone from Hartwell, a stags' spring

Brave in battle

Someone who came from the Isle of Harty (stag island)

From the Breton personal name Haerveu ("battle worthy")

Grey wood

Son of Haskin

A descendant of Hazzo

A descendant of Hazzo

The impatient, violent person

The impatient, violent person

People of Hæsta

Dweller by a gate

Heathland

Path across the heath

Someone who made head coverings

Someone who made or sold hats

Heath farm

Hug- / trader

Head

"one from a house or farm"

A form of Haven; also other origins

A dweller by an enclosure, or a pet form of Henry

Hawk, falconer

Son of Hawkin ("little hawk")

Hawk's enclosure

Clearing in a nook

From Haworth, in West Yorkshire

One who lived by a hawthorn

Hedge, enclosure

Hay hill