The huhn Surname
huhn Name Meaning and History
- (also Hühn): nickname for a tall man, from Middle High German hiune ‘giant’, ‘monster’, ‘bogeyman’, from Middle High German Hiune ‘Hun’, a word probably ultimately of Turkic origin.
- (also Hühn): from an old personal name derived from the Germanic element hun ‘bear cub’.
- metonymic occupational name for a poultry keeper, from Middle High German huon ‘hen’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Huhn Family Philadelphia |
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| Anselm Huhn - Missouri (1813 - 1849) | Francis M. Ombrello | 6 |
| HUHN FAMILY |
 ep183581677
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| PA And NJ Huhn, Held, Strunk 1850-present |
wcrtoolman
| 7 |
| Huhns of Lake Co. Illiinois |
rroewert
| 2 |
| HUHN family |
BDopp4270
| 27 |
| Huhns from Frankenburg, Germany |
copsyjk
| 0 |
| Obit; George Emmanuel | James | 0 |
| Frederick Huhn of Galveston, TX. in 1900 |
BasketLady420
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| HUHN (Germany>IL>MN) |
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