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

358 family names beginning with H. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • Hirsch
    Germany

    Stag

  • Hirschmann
    Germany

    Man of the deer

  • Hitchcock
    England

    "little Hitch", from Richard

  • Hitchings
    England

    Someone who came from Hitchin (the Hicce tribe), in Hertfordshire

  • Hitchman
    England

    The servant of Hitch or Hick

  • Hoarau
    France

    Réunion family name

  • Hobart
    England

    Corruption of Hubert (mind, bright)

  • Hobbs
    England

    Son of Hob (Robert)

  • Hoch
    Germany

    "tall" or "one living high up"

  • Hodges
    England

    Son of Hodge (Roger)

  • Hodgson
    England

    Son of Hodge (Roger)

  • Hofer
    Austria

    "farmer from a Hof"

  • Hoffmann
    Germany

    Manor farmer or court steward

  • Hoffmeister
    Germany

    "steward of a court"

  • Hofmann
    Germany

    Manor farmer; courtier

  • Hofstetter
    Germany

    Someone from Hofstetten or Hofstetter, a farmstead place

  • Hogan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Ógán ("young")

  • Hogg
    England

    A swineherd or a nickname from the hog

  • Hogue
    England

    Hill / mound

  • Hohman
    Germany

    The high or tall man

  • Hohmann
    Germany

    The high or tall man

  • Hojnacki
    Poland

    Someone living near a pine tree, or from Hojnacz

  • Holbrook
    England

    Brook in a hollow

  • Holcomb
    England

    Deep valley

  • Holden
    England

    Deep valley

  • Holder
    England

    Tenant, landholder

  • Holguín
    Spain

    From Holguín

  • Holland
    England

    From Holland in Lincolnshire or Lancashire

  • Holley
    England

    Clearing in a hollow

  • Holliday
    England

    Born on a holy day

  • Hollingsworth
    England

    Holly enclosure

  • Hollins
    England

    Holly trees or a place name

  • Holloway
    England

    Dweller by a sunken road

  • Holm
    Sweden

    Islet, river meadow

  • Holman
    England

    Dweller in a hollow

  • Holmes
    England

    Islet, river meadow; holly

  • Holroyd
    England

    "clearing in a hollow"

  • Holt
    England

    Dweller by a wood

  • Holton
    England

    From a place named Holton

  • Holtzman
    Germany

    Someone who cut wood in the forest

  • Holzer
    Austria

    Woodland dweller

  • Holzman
    Germany

    Someone who cut wood in the forest

  • Holzmann
    Germany

    Someone who cut wood in the forest

  • Homan
    Germany

    The high or tall man

  • Homann
    Germany

    The high or tall man

  • Honeycutt
    England

    Honey cottage

  • Hood
    England

    Hood maker, or one who wore a hood

  • Hooker
    England

    One who lived on a hook of land

  • Hooks
    England

    Bend of land

  • Hooper
    England

    Hoop maker for barrels

  • Hope
    England

    Enclosed valley

  • Hopkins
    Wales

    Son of Hopkin, little Robert

  • Hoppe
    Germany

    Hop grower, or a nickname

  • Hopper
    England

    Dancer, leaper

  • Hopson
    England

    Son of Hob or Robert

  • Horan
    Ireland

    A descendant of a warlike or dark-grey one

  • Horder
    England

    Someone who kept the hoard, a treasurer

  • Horgan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Arragán

  • Horn
    Germany

    Horn-shaped land; horn blower

  • Hornung
    Germany

    February / illegitimate

  • Horrocks
    England

    From a place near Bolton, Lancashire

  • Horsley
    England

    Someone from Horsley, a horse pasture

  • Horta
    Portugal

    Garden / from Horta

  • Horton
    England

    From Horton, "muddy farmstead"

  • Horvath
    England

    Croat

  • Hoskins
    England

    Son of Hoskin

  • Hostetler
    Switzerland

    From the high homestead

  • Hotchkin
    England

    The son of little Hodge

  • Hotchkiss
    England

    The son of little Hodge

  • Hough
    England

    Heel / ridge spur

  • Houghton
    England

    Farm on a hill spur

  • House
    England

    Of the house

  • Houston
    Scotland

    Hugh's town

  • Howard
    England

    Heart-brave; high guardian; hayward

  • Howarth
    England

    From Haworth or a similar Pennine place

  • Howe
    England

    Dweller by a mound

  • Howell
    Wales

    From the personal name Hywel ("eminent")

  • Howie
    Scotland

    A descendant of little How, a variant of Hugh (spirit)

  • Hoy
    England

    A dweller at a bluff or hill

  • Hoye
    England

    A dweller at a bluff or hill

  • Hoyer
    Germany

    A haymaker, someone from Hannover, or a descendant of Hucger

  • Hoyt
    England

    Tall thin man

  • Hubbard
    England

    From the personal name Hubert ("bright mind")

  • Huber
    Germany

    Farm holder

  • Hubert
    France

    Bright mind

  • Hübner
    Germany

    Holder of a Hube (farm holding)

  • Huddleston
    England

    Hudel's farm

  • Hudson
    England

    Son of Hudde (Richard or Hugh)

  • Huebner
    Germany

    Holder of a hide of land

  • Huerta
    Spain

    Orchard, garden

  • Huet
    France

    Little Hugh

  • Huff
    England

    Hill spur

  • Hughes
    Wales

    Son of Hugh

  • Hull
    England

    Dweller on a hill

  • Humbert
    France

    Bright giant

  • Hume
    Scotland

    From Hume in Berwickshire

  • Hummel
    Germany

    "bumblebee"

  • Humphrey
    England

    Peaceful warrior

  • Hunt
    England

    Hunter

  • Hunter
    Scotland & England

    Huntsman

  • Huntington
    England

    Someone from Huntington, a hunters' hill or settlement

  • Huntley
    Scotland

    Place name

  • Hurley
    Ireland

    Descendant of Urthuile

  • Hurst
    England

    Wooded hill

  • Hurtado
    Spain

    Stolen, snatched away

  • Huss
    Germany

    A dweller at the sign of the goose

  • Hussey
    England

    A Norman name from Houssaye, or a nickname

  • Huston
    Scotland

    Hugh's town

  • Hutchinson
    England

    Son of Hutchin (little Hugh)

  • Huth
    England

    A dweller at the landing place or harbor

  • Hutson
    England

    Son of Hud / Hugh

  • Hutter
    Germany

    Hat making, a hut, or work at a furnace

  • Hutton
    England

    Farm on the ridge

  • Hyatt
    England

    High gate

  • Hyde
    England

    A hide of land

  • Hynds
    England

    Someone who worked as a domestic servant

  • Hyne
    England

    Someone who worked as a domestic servant

  • Hynes
    England

    Someone who worked as a domestic servant

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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.