Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : habitational name from a place called Anholt in Westphalia, which is named from Middle Low German an ‘at’ + holt ‘wood’, or from the old county and castle of Anhalt, named from late Middle High German anhalt ‘stopping point’.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe