Find out how popular the last name Heick is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Heick.

Heick, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Heick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heick in America

Heick is the 41799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heick surname appeared 520 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Heick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heick to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Heick

The surname HEICK is of German origin and dates back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Saxony, where it was derived from the Old German word "heich", meaning "hay". This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for a farmer or someone who worked with hay.

The earliest recorded instances of the name HEICK can be found in church records and local documents from the town of Grimma, near Leipzig, in the late 1500s. In these records, the name is sometimes spelled "Heicke" or "Heycke", reflecting the variations in spelling that were common before standardized spelling conventions were established.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name HEICK was Hans Heick, a farmer who was born in Grimma around 1570. Another early record mentions a Johann Heick, a merchant from the town of Borna, who was born in 1605.

By the 17th century, the name HEICK had spread to other parts of Germany, as evidenced by the birth of Christian Heick in Hamburg in 1630. In the 18th century, the name appeared in various records from the regions of Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg.

One notable bearer of the HEICK surname was Carl Gottlieb Heick, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1779 to 1853. He was born in Merseburg and wrote several influential works on theology and ethics.

Another figure of historical significance was Friedrich Heick, a German painter and illustrator who was born in Dresden in 1820 and died in 1898. He is known for his landscapes and illustrations of German folklore.

In the 19th century, the name HEICK also appeared in records from other parts of Europe, likely due to migration and the spread of German settlers. For example, there are records of individuals with the surname HEICK in Poland and the Czech Republic during this period.

Overall, the surname HEICK has a rich history rooted in the German regions of Saxony and Thuringia, and it has been carried by farmers, merchants, scholars, and artists over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heick

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Heick.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Heick was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Heick has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Heick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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