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- Heller - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Heller
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Helle
* As a German surname, from a coin known as the häller, first minted at Schwäbisch Hall, compare Hall. Also as a Jewish habitational surname for someone from this area. * Also as German surname, variant of Helle, itself from Helle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, variant of Helder, from the adjective helder (“clear, bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hillier. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English heller (“dweller on the hill,”) see Hiller and Huller. * Also as a Jewish surname, from German hell (“bright, light”) or Yiddish העל (hel) of the same meaning.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
- Hellers Derived from Heller
- Hellerud Derived from Heller
- Hellerman Derived from Heller
- Hellerich Derived from Heller
- Hellerigel Derived from Heller
- Hellermann Derived from Heller
- Hellerstein Derived from Heller
- Helleringer Derived from Heller
- Helle Root name
Popularity by Country
Heller
Rank #1274
Frequency
25,371 people (9.4 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 95.27% Hispanic 1.42% Black 1.68% Asian/PI 0.45% Native Am. 0.21% Two+ 0.97%
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