German Surnames Starting with H

Hare or timid person

Oat land

Oat farmer

Hawk

Potter

Enclosure man

Rooster or cockerel

Hammer smith

Hammer stone

Strong, hardy man

Hazel brook

House dweller, homeowner

Blueberry mountain

Heath man

Home ruler, patronymic

Son of Heinrich

Little Henry

Hot-tempered

Hero

Bright man

From the hamlet

Little hen

Autumn

Army man or warrior

Heart mountain

One from Hesse, Hessian

Battle sword

Battle sword

Heaven dweller

Behind the mountain

Deer

Deer field

Farmer

Steward or courtier

Courtier or steward

High house

Cave stone

Wood, forest

Wood dweller

Wood man

Horn maker, or lives near a horn-shaped hill

Horn mountain dweller

One who owns a hide of land, farmer

Horseshoe smith

Land tenant

Hut dweller