Last Names That Start With H
These last names that start with H come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 8,482 surnames beginning with H; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Hernandez leads the H surnames, ranked 15 nationally. Harris, Hall and Hill follow, and the last two are among the shortest common surnames you will find anywhere.
There are 8,482 H names. Henderson and Harrison are long and formal, good for a character who should sound established. Hughes is short but easy to misspell, since it has shorter variant spellings.
Because the H is soft, some older records drop it, so a family named Hall may appear without the H in a transcription.
- Surnames starting with H
- 8,482
- Most common
- Hernandez 706,372 people
- National rank of the top one
- #15
100 most common last names that start with H
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernandez | #15 | 706,372 |
| 2 | Harris | #24 | 593,542 |
| 3 | Hall | #30 | 473,568 |
| 4 | Hill | #41 | 411,770 |
| 5 | Howard | #70 | 254,779 |
| 6 | Hughes | #83 | 229,390 |
| 7 | Henderson | #101 | 210,094 |
| 8 | Hamilton | #107 | 194,331 |
| 9 | Hayes | #117 | 187,473 |
| 10 | Harrison | #128 | 175,577 |
| 11 | Henry | #142 | 161,392 |
| 12 | Hunter | #153 | 154,410 |
| 13 | Hicks | #155 | 153,618 |
| 14 | Hunt | #157 | 151,986 |
| 15 | Holmes | #161 | 150,166 |
| 16 | Herrera | #175 | 140,786 |
| 17 | Hawkins | #191 | 134,066 |
| 18 | Hansen | #193 | 133,474 |
| 19 | Hoffman | #195 | 132,645 |
| 20 | Hart | #196 | 132,466 |
| 21 | Hudson | #202 | 130,793 |
| 22 | Harper | #226 | 119,868 |
| 23 | Harvey | #247 | 112,136 |
| 24 | Howell | #249 | 109,634 |
| 25 | Hanson | #251 | 109,079 |
| 26 | Holland | #276 | 99,885 |
| 27 | Hopkins | #289 | 94,603 |
| 28 | Holt | #329 | 84,710 |
| 29 | Horton | #335 | 83,523 |
| 30 | Hale | #338 | 82,955 |
| 31 | Haynes | #341 | 82,037 |
| 32 | Higgins | #365 | 78,107 |
| 33 | Hardy | #374 | 76,608 |
| 34 | Harmon | #399 | 72,414 |
| 35 | Hodges | #428 | 68,868 |
| 36 | Hines | #432 | 68,145 |
| 37 | Hubbard | #435 | 68,021 |
| 38 | Hammond | #442 | 67,063 |
| 39 | Hampton | #451 | 66,378 |
| 40 | Harrington | #462 | 65,131 |
| 41 | Hartman | #470 | 63,827 |
| 42 | Hogan | #488 | 61,651 |
| 43 | Hess | #518 | 57,822 |
| 44 | Hoover | #532 | 56,068 |
| 45 | Holloway | #540 | 55,466 |
| 46 | Houston | #563 | 54,026 |
| 47 | Huff | #564 | 53,892 |
| 48 | Hood | #566 | 53,737 |
| 49 | Horn | #593 | 51,380 |
| 50 | Hodge | #610 | 50,577 |
| 51 | Heath | #614 | 50,307 |
| 52 | Hensley | #618 | 49,858 |
| 53 | Huffman | #620 | 49,737 |
| 54 | Hancock | #625 | 49,330 |
| 55 | Harrell | #638 | 48,471 |
| 56 | Hutchinson | #649 | 47,809 |
| 57 | Humphrey | #655 | 47,470 |
| 58 | Hobbs | #659 | 47,220 |
| 59 | Henson | #669 | 46,609 |
| 60 | Huang | #697 | 44,715 |
| 61 | Hurst | #702 | 44,587 |
| 62 | Herman | #746 | 42,091 |
| 63 | Hendricks | #749 | 41,879 |
| 64 | Hardin | #753 | 41,664 |
| 65 | Hull | #754 | 41,656 |
| 66 | Howe | #775 | 40,555 |
| 67 | House | #776 | 40,477 |
| 68 | Ho | #778 | 40,413 |
| 69 | Hebert | #781 | 40,283 |
| 70 | Hickman | #783 | 40,224 |
| 71 | Huynh | #790 | 40,011 |
| 72 | Hurley | #808 | 38,971 |
| 73 | Hahn | #822 | 38,354 |
| 74 | Harding | #823 | 38,340 |
| 75 | Herring | #841 | 37,353 |
| 76 | Huber | #861 | 36,729 |
| 77 | Haley | #869 | 36,433 |
| 78 | Horne | #873 | 36,288 |
| 79 | Hayden | #878 | 36,024 |
| 80 | Hanna | #887 | 35,599 |
| 81 | Hester | #919 | 34,675 |
| 82 | Hooper | #936 | 34,084 |
| 83 | Holden | #940 | 34,041 |
| 84 | Haas | #941 | 34,032 |
| 85 | Hendrix | #941 | 34,032 |
| 86 | Hatfield | #956 | 33,464 |
| 87 | Huerta | #959 | 33,348 |
| 88 | Hinton | #962 | 33,209 |
| 89 | Hays | #964 | 33,194 |
| 90 | Haney | #976 | 32,644 |
| 91 | Holder | #978 | 32,466 |
| 92 | Holman | #1,016 | 31,514 |
| 93 | Hartley | #1,055 | 30,236 |
| 94 | Helms | #1,074 | 29,727 |
| 95 | Hendrickson | #1,084 | 29,496 |
| 96 | Holley | #1,098 | 29,215 |
| 97 | Haines | #1,102 | 29,065 |
| 98 | Hickey | #1,105 | 28,970 |
| 99 | Hewitt | #1,114 | 28,857 |
| 100 | Holcomb | #1,120 | 28,668 |
Short last names that start with H
- Hall
- Hill
- Hunt
- Hart
- Holt
- Hale
- Hess
- Huff
- Hood
- Horn
- Hull
- Howe
- Ho
- Hahn
- Haas
- Hays
- Hyde
- Head
- Hamm
- Hong
Long last names with H
- Harrington
- Hutchinson
- Hendrickson
- Hollingsworth
- Huddleston
- Higginbotham
- Herrington
- Hildebrand
- Hershberger
- Huntington
- Hutcherson
- Hollenbeck
- Hendershot
- Hildebrandt
- Hermosillo
- Hochstetler
Uncommon last names that start with H
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Houghton
- Hammons
- Haggerty
- Herzog
- Harlan
- Hershberger
- Hartmann
- Hamel
- Her
- Hardesty
- Healey
- Hardwick
- Horan
- Hanlon
- Hiatt
- Higgs
- Hubert
- Hodgson
- Huey
- Harder
- Harter
- Henriquez
- Handley
- Haag
- Hallman
- Heckman
- Haller
- Hoy
- Hawes
- Hoyle
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with H?
Hernandez, shared by 706,372 people in the US Census count, ranked #15 among all surnames.
How many last names start with H?
The Census list has 8,482 surnames starting with H that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with H?
Less common real surnames include Houghton, Hammons, Haggerty, Herzog, Harlan, Hershberger.
What are short last names that start with H?
Hall, Hill, Hunt, Hart, Holt, Hale, Hess, Huff.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.