English Surnames Starting with H
51 surnames
Hadley
Heather clearing
Hale
Dweller in a nook or hollow
Halifax
Holy hair or flax field
Hall
Worker at a hall or manor
Halliwell
Holy spring or well
Hambledon
Crooked hill settlement
Hamilton
Bare or treeless hill, or crooked hill
Hammond
High protection
Hampton
Homestead or high settlement
Hancock
Cock of John or John's servant
Harding
Bold, brave or hardy
Hardy
Bold, brave or hardy
Hargreaves
Hare grove or gray grove
Harper
One who plays the harp
Harrington
Settlement of Haefer's people
Harrison
Son of Harry
Hart
Male deer or stag
Harvey
Battle worthy or blazing iron
Haslam
Hazel valley or settlement
Hastings
People of Haesta
Hatfield
Heather-covered open land
Hathaway
Path through the heath
Hawkins
Son of Hawk or little Hawk
Hayward
Guardian of the hedged enclosure
Heath
Dweller on a heath or moor
Heathcote
Cottage on the heath
Henderson
Son of Henry
Henley
High clearing or meadow
Hicks
Son of Richard (via Hick)
Hill
Dweller on or near a hill
Hobbs
Son of Robert (via Hob)
Hodges
Son of Roger (via Hodge)
Holden
Deep valley
Holland
Dweller by the hollow land
Hollingsworth
Enclosure with holly
Holloway
Sunken road or holy way
Holmes
Dweller on an island or river meadow
Hood
Maker of hoods or hooded person
Hooper
Maker of hoops for barrels
Hope
Dweller in an enclosed valley
Hopkins
Son of little Robert (Hob-kin)
Horner
Worker in horn or hornblower
Horton
Settlement on muddy ground
Howard
High guardian or sheep warden
Hudson
Son of Hugh
Hughes
Son of Hugh
Hume
Dweller on a river island
Humphrey
Peaceful warrior