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Surnames, their origin and their meaning

Many surnames are associated with the place/locality of where the family lived and in those cases the location is noted as the meaning.
Many surnames are associated with the occupation of the person given the name.

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Surname		Origin	Meaning
Hacker		Dutch	From Gwyn, white
Hadley		Locality	A town of Suffolk, and also of Essex, England
Haff		German	A sea, bay, or gulf
Hagadorn		Dutch	Hawthorn
Hagar		Hebrew	stranger
Hahn		German	Rooster
Haineau		Locality	Haineau, a city of Hesse Cassel, Germany
Haines			Haine, a river in Belgium
Hainsworth		Anglo-Saxon	haine, German and Saxon, a wood, and worth, a place inclosed, cultivated
Hal		Welsh	moor
Halden		Saxon	halig, holy, and dun, a hill
Hale		Welsh	moor
Hales		Cornish-British	moor
Halifax		Saxon	Halig, holy, and faex, hair
Halkett			the lands and barony of Hawkshead, in Renfrewshire
Hall		Locality	someone who lived in or worked in a hall or manor house
Hallam		Welsh	Hall, salt, and ham, a house or village
Haller		German	belonging to a salt-work
Hallett			Little Hal, or Henry
Halliday			Holy-day
Hallowell			Holy well
Halpen		Welsh	The head of the moor or salt river
Halse		Dutch	Hals, the neck, a narrow tract of land, projecting from the main body
Halsey		Saxon	Hals, the neck, a narrow tract of land, and ey or ig, an island, water, the sea
Halstead		Locality	Hals, the neck, a narrow tract of land, and sted, a place
Ham		Locality	A house, borough, or village
Hamilton		Scottish	Hamell, a mansion, the seat of a freeholder, and dun, an enclosure, a fortified place, a town
Hamlin		Locality	Ham, a house or village, and lin, a waterfall, a small lake or pond
Hammel		Armoric	A house, a close, a place of rest, a home
Hammond			Ham-mount, the town or house on the elevation
Hamon		Hebrew	Faithful
Hampton		Locality	The town on the hill
Handel		Danish	Trade, commerce
Handsel		Danish	To deliver into the hand
Hanford		Welsh	hen, old, and ford, a way
Hanham		Welsh	Hen, old, and Saxon, ham, a town
Hanks			son of Hank
Hanley		Locality	Hen or Han, old, and ley, a place, a common
Hanna		Saxon	a cock
Hansel		Saxon	A free market or hall, from haunse or hanse, a society, hansa, Gothic, a multitude, and sel, a hall
Hanson			son of Hans
Hanway			A native of Hainault
Harcourt		Saxon	Here, an army, and court
Harding		Locality	Har, from here, an army, and ing, a meadow or common
Hardy		French	Bold, free, noble
Hargill		Locality	deer-brook
Hargrave		Saxon	Here or Har, an army, and grave, a steward or dispose
Harleigh		Saxon	Here, an army, and ley, a place, a field
Harley		Saxon	Here, an army, and ley, a place, a field
Harlow		Saxon	Here, an army, and ley, a place, a field
Harman			Here, an army, and man, a soldier
Harold		Anglo-Saxon	Har, an army, and hold, love
Harrington		Locality	Haver, Dutch, Haber, Teutonic, oats, ing, a field, and ton
Harris			son of Henry
Harrison			son of Henry
Harrower			one who harrows the ground
Hartfield		Locality	deer field
Hartgill			deer-brook
Hartman		German	hardy and strong man
Hartshorn			horn of the hart or male deer
Hartwell		Locality	The well or spring frequented by deer
Harvey		Saxon	here, an army, and wic, a fort
Hasbrouck		Locality	the town of Hazebrouck, in the province of Artois, France
Hascall		Welsh	hasg, a place of rushes, or sedgy place, and hall or hayle, a moor
Hasen		Danish	A hare
Haskell		Welsh	hasg, a place of rushes, or sedgy place, and hall or hayle, a moor
Hastings		Locality	The borough in Sussex, England
Haswell			Hase, a river in Westphalia, and veldt, a field, corrupted into well
Hatch		Locality	A kind of door or floodgate
Hatfield		Locality	Hat, hot, Saxon, and field
Hathaway		Locality	Port Haethwy, in Wales
Hathorn		Locality	A dwelling near hawthorns
Hatton		Locality	A town in Warwickshire, England
Haugh		Locality	A little meadow lying in a valley
Havemeyer		Danish-Dutch	garden-master
Havens			Haven, a harbor
Haverill		Teutonic	Haber, oats, and hill
Haw		Saxon	Haeg, a small inclosure near a house, a haugh, a close
Hawes		Saxon	Haeg, a small inclosure near a house, a haugh, a close
Hawley		Saxon	Haw, a hedge, haeg, a small piece of ground near a house, a close, a place where hawthorns grow, and leg, a field or meadow
Hay		Scottish	A hedge, an inclosure, to inclose, fence in, a protection, a place of safety
Haycock			a foundling in a hayfield
Hayden		Locality	Heyden, a town of Denmark
Haydyn		Locality	Heyden, a town of Denmark
Hayes		Anglo-Scottish	A man who lived near an enclosure (haeg) or (heye), an area of forest fenced off for hunting
Hayford			Hay, an inclosure, and ford, a way
Hayle		Welsh	moor
Hayman		Saxon	hieg, hay, and ward, a keeper
Hayne		German	Hech or Hohe, high, and narr, a fool, a jester, a merry fellow, king's fool
Hayner		German	Hech or Hohe, high, and narr, a fool, a jester, a merry fellow, king's fool
Haynes			Haine, a river in Belgium
Haynesworth		Anglo-Saxon	The farm or place in the forest or grove, from haine, German and Saxon, a wood, and worth, a place inclosed, cultivated
Haynsworth		Anglo-Saxon	The farm or place in the forest or grove, from haine, German and Saxon, a wood, and worth, a place inclosed, cultivated
Hayward		Saxon	hieg, hay, and ward, a keeper
Hazard		British	ard, nature, and has, high
Hazelrigg		Locality	hazel-ridge
Hazelwood		Locality	A wood where hazel-nuts grow
Hazen		Danish	A hare
Head		Anglo-Saxon	Hithe, a harbor, a shelter for boats
Heaton		Saxon	Hea, high, and ton
Heber		Hebrew	foreigner
Hecker		Danish	Hekker, a hedger
Hedd		Welsh	Hekker, a hedger
Hedges		Locality	A fence of thorn-bushes
Hedon		Locality	high town
Hellier		Dorsetshire-England	thatcher or tiler
Helling		Welsh	Hellan, elms
Helmer		Welsh	Hellan, elms
Henderson			son of Hendrik or Henry
Henley		Locality	Hen, old, and ley, a field or common
Henry		Saxon	Einrick, ever rich
Herbert			Here, a soldier, and beorht, bright
Heriot			A provider of furniture for an army
Herisson		Locality	a town by the name in France
Hermance		German	Heer, a master, lord, or ruler, and mensch, a man
Hermann		German	Army Man
Hernandez		Spanish	son of Hernanado
Herndon		Locality	Herne, a cottage, and den, a valley
Herne		Saxon	Herne, a cottage, and den, a valley
Hernshaw		Locality	hern, a kind of fowl, a hern, and shaw, a shady inclosure, a place where herns breed
Heron		Welsh	hero
Herr		German	Sire, lord, master
Herrera		Spanish	iron smithy
Herrick			Erick is derived from Ehr, German, honor, and rick, rich
Herries			son of Henry
Herring			Hirring, a town in the Diocese of Alburg, Denmark
Hersey		Locality	Herseaux, in the Netherlands
Hewer		Saxon	A person stationed on the sea-shore, to watch and notify the fishermen of the shoals of fish
Hewit			son of Hugh
Heyden		Locality	a town in Westphalia
Heyman		Saxon	high man
Hibbard			Hubbard
Hiccock			son of Hig or Hugh
Hickey			Huicci, Gwychi, a word signifying valiant men
Hicks			Hig(s) or Hick(s). The son of Hugh
Hierne		Danish	An angle, a corner
Higginbottom		German	Ickenbaum, oak-tree
Higgins			Little Hig or Hugh
Hildyard		Saxon	Hild, a hero, and heard, a pastor or keeper
Hill		Anglo-Scottish	One who lives on or near a hill
Hillier		Dorsetshire-England	thatcher or tiler
Hilyard		Saxon	Hild, a hero, and heard, a pastor or keeper
Hinckley		Locality	Hinckley, a town in Leicestershire, England
Hindman			one who has the care of herds
Hindon		Locality	Hen, old and town
Hinman			one who has the care of herds
Hinton		Locality	Hen, old and town
Hippisley		Saxon	Hiope, a hip-berry, or wood-rose, and ley, a field
Hipwood		Locality	The wood where sweet-briars or roses grow
Hitchens		Locality	A town in Hertfordshire, England
Hoag		Welsh	Low in stature, small
Hoare			White, hoar, gray
Hobart			Hubert
Hobbs			Hob, the nick-name for Robert
Hobby		Danish	hob, a herd, and by, a town
Hobkins			Son of Hob, Robert
Hobson			son of Hob,or Robert
Hodd		Dutch	Houdt, a wood
Hodge			Roger
Hodgekins			son of Roger
Hodges			son of Roger
Hodson			son of Hod or Hodge
Hoe		Welsh	A state of rest, a stay
Hoff		Danish-Dutch	A court, residence, palace
Hoffman		Dutch	Hoofdman, a captain, a director, head or chief man
Hoffmeyer		German	a court farmer
Hogan		Gaelic	Og, young
Hogarth		Dutch	hoogh, high, and aerd, nature or disposition
Hogg		Welsh	Low in stature, small
Hoggel		Normandy	Hugel, a hill
Holbech			Holzbeck, the brook in the wood
Holcombe		Saxon	Holt or Hultz, a wood, and combe, a valley
Holden		Danish	Safe, entire, wealthy
Holland		Locality	a native of that country
Hollenbeck			Hollenbach a town on the Rhine, Germany
Holman			Allemand, a German
Holme		Locality	Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains
Holmes		Locality	Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains
Holsapple		German	Holz, a wood, an apple, or apfel, an orchard
Holt		Dutch	Hultz, a wood
Holtcombe		Saxon	Holt or Hultz, a wood, and combe, a valley
Holywell		Locality	A place of Flintshire, Wales
Holzapfel		German	From Holz, a wood, an apple, or apfel, an orchard
Home			Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains
Homer		Greek	Ounpoc, a hostage, a pledge or security
Homfray		French	Homme-vrai, a true man
Hone		Welsh	Hoen, joy
Hong		Chinese	water
Hood		Saxon	houdt, the wood
Hoogaboom		Dutch	Hoog, high, and boom, tree
Hoogstraten		Dutch	High-street
Hooper			A cooper
Hope		Locality	The side of a hill, or low ground between hills
Hopkins			child of Robert
Hopper		Saxon	Hoppere, a dancer
Hore			Hoar, white, gray
Hornblower			one that blows a horn
Horton		Locality	Horr, a ravine and town
Hosford		Locality	Ouseford, in England
Hoskins		Cornish-British	Heschen or Hoskyn, the place of rushes
Hotchkiss			son of Roger
Hotham		Saxon	Hod, a hood or covering, and ham, a house, farm, or village
Hough		Dutch	Hoch, Hoog, and How, high
Houghtailing		Dutch	Hoofd, head or chief, and telling, counting
Houghton		Saxon	hoog, or hoch, high, and ton, a hill, castle, or town
House			A covering, a dwelling place, a mansion
Houston		Locality	Parish in Renfrewshire, Scotland
Howard			Hoch-ward, the high keeper
Howe			A high place, a hill
Howell		Cornish-British	Houl, the sun
Howlet			A small owl
Howlett			A night-bird, an owl
Huband			Hubaude, from Hugh, and baude, bold
Hubbard		Anglo-Saxon	Hubert, bright form, fair hope
Hubbell		Locality	Hubba, a Danish chief, and hill
Huber		German	a small farmer or leading man of the village
Hubert		Saxon	hiewe, color, form, beauty, and beort, bright
Huckstep			De Hoghstepe, from the high steep
Huddleston		Locality	a small parish by that name in the West Riding of Yorkshire
Hudson			son of Hod or Roger
Huer			A person stationed on the sea-shore, to watch and notify the fishermen of the shoals of fish
Huget			son of Hugh
Huggins			son of Hugh
Hughes			son of Hugh
Hulet			A small owl
Hull		Teutonic-Saxon	Hulen or Heulen, to howl, from the noise the river Hull makes when it meets there with the sea
Hulse			the town and manor in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England.
Hume			Meadow lands near or surrounded by water, grassy plains; sometimes an island
Humphrey		Anglo-Saxon	Humfred, that is, house-peace
Hungerford			A market-town in Berkshire, England, on the Kennet
Hunn			A native of Hungary
Hunt			huntsman
Hunter		Anglo-Scottish	a hunter
Huntington		Saxon	the mount of hunters
Huntley		Locality	the hunting field
Hurd		Welsh	Hurdh, a ram
Hurst		Saxon	A wood, a grove
Husted		Saxon	Hus, a house, and sted, a fixed place
Hutchins			child of Hugh
Hutchinson			son of Hitchins or Hutchins
Hutton		Locality	high town
Hyde		Locality	as much land as can be cultivated with one plow

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