Surnames Starting with H: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)

Hare

Rooster

Dweller in a nook or hollow

Worker or dweller at the hall

"holy well"

From the name Johannes

From Hambleton, "crooked hill"

From the Norman personal name Hamon

From Hampton, "home farm"

Little John

Descendant of Éanna

Descendant of Áinle

Descendant of Anluan ("great champion")

Descendant of Annadh

Hardy, brave

Bold, courageous

"grove of the hares" or "boundary grove"

From Hargreave, "hare grove"

From the personal name Herman or Harman

"son of Harm"

Harp player

Army ruler

From Harrington in Cumbria

Son of Harry (Henry)

Son of Harry (Henry)

Stag (nickname)

Deer clearing

Strong, brave man

Brave in battle

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

Dweller by a gate

Heathland

"one from a house or farm"

Son of Hawkin ("little hawk")

From Haworth, in West Yorkshire

Hay hill

Descendant of Aodh, "fire"

Dweller by an enclosure

"guardian of hedges and fences"

Descendant of the claimant; ingenious

Dweller on a heath

"valley of rose hips"

Bright army

"one who lived by a hedge"

Descendant of Éigceartach ("unjust")

From heil, "healthy, whole"

From Hein, a short form of Heinrich

From the name Heinrich

Home ruler

From Heinz, a pet form of Heinrich

"hero"

Son of Henry

Descendant of Aonghus

"son of Henrique"

Home ruler

Hēahmund's clearing

"enclosure with rose hips"

"from Heredia"

Son of Hernando (Fernando)

From the name Fernando

"herald"

Forge, ironworks

Blacksmith

Herring fisherman or seller