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Surnames Starting with H: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 2 of 2)

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

  • Herrmann
    Germany

    Army man, warrior

  • Herron
    Ireland

    Descendant of Earán; heron

  • Herzog
    Germany

    Duke

  • Hesse
    Germany

    From Hesse

  • Hester
    England

    Easter, or young beech

  • Hewitt
    England

    Little Hugh

  • Heywood
    England

    From Heywood, near Rochdale in Lancashire

  • Hickey
    Ireland

    Descendant of the healer

  • Hicks
    England

    Son of Hick (Richard)

  • Hidalgo
    Spain

    Nobleman, "son of something"

  • Higginbottom
    England

    "valley of the oak trees"

  • Higgins
    Ireland

    Descendant of Uigín

  • Hildebrandt
    Germany

    From the name Hildebrand

  • Hill
    England

    Dweller on or by a hill

  • Hilton
    England

    Hill farm

  • Hindle
    England

    "hind valley"

  • Hines
    England

    Servant, or descendant of Eidhin

  • Hinkle
    Germany

    Chicken

  • Hinton
    England

    Monastery farm, or high farm

  • Hirsch
    Germany

    Stag

  • Hitchcock
    England

    "little Hitch", from Richard

  • Hobbs
    England

    Son of Hob (Robert)

  • Hoch
    Germany

    "tall" or "one living high up"

  • Hodges
    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

  • Hogan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Ógán ("young")

  • Holcomb
    England

    Deep valley

  • Holden
    England

    Deep valley

  • Holder
    England

    Tenant, landholder

  • Holland
    England

    From Holland in Lincolnshire or Lancashire

  • Holley
    England

    Clearing in a hollow

  • Holloway
    England

    Dweller by a sunken road

  • Holman
    England

    Dweller in a hollow

  • Holmes
    England

    Islet, river meadow; holly

  • Holroyd
    England

    "clearing in a hollow"

  • Holt
    England

    Dweller by a wood

  • Holzer
    Austria

    Woodland dweller

  • Hood
    England

    Hood maker, or one who wore a hood

  • Hooper
    England

    Hoop maker for barrels

  • Hopkins
    Wales

    Son of Hopkin, little Robert

  • Hoppe
    Germany

    Hop grower, or a nickname

  • Hopper
    England

    Dancer, leaper

  • Horgan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Arragán

  • Horn
    Germany

    Horn-shaped land; horn blower

  • Horrocks
    England

    From a place near Bolton, Lancashire

  • Horton
    England

    From Horton, "muddy farmstead"

  • 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")

  • 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)

  • Hudson
    England

    Son of Hudde (Richard or Hugh)

  • Hughes
    Wales

    Son of Hugh

  • Hull
    England

    Dweller on a hill

  • Hummel
    Germany

    "bumblebee"

  • Humphrey
    England

    Peaceful warrior

  • Hunt
    England

    Hunter

  • Hunter
    Scotland & England

    Huntsman

  • Hurley
    Ireland

    Descendant of Urthuile

  • Hurst
    England

    Wooded hill

  • Hutchinson
    England

    Son of Hutchin (little Hugh)

  • Hyde
    England

    A hide of land

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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.