What does my lastname mean?

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What does my lastname mean?

My lastname is Heller..what does it mean? Where did it come from?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Name History and Origin for Heller

German: nickname from the small medieval coin known as the h㤬ler or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schw㤢isch) Hall. Compare Hall.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Schw㤢isch Hall.
German: topographic name for someone living by a field named as ??hell?? (see Helle 3).
English: topographic name for someone living on a hill, from southeastern Middle English hell + the habitational suffix -er.
Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ??strife?? + hari, heri ??army??.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a person with fair hair or a light complexion, from an inflected form, used before a male personal name, of German hell ??light??, ??bright??, Yiddish hel.