Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle Dutch, Middle
High German hase, German Hase ‘hare’, hence a nickname
for a swift runner or a timorous or confused person, but in some cases
perhaps a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of
a hare. As a Jewish name it can also be an ornamental name or one of
names selected at random from vocabulary words by government officials
when surnames became compulsory.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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