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

Heidecker, 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 Heidecker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heidecker in America

Heidecker is the 41426th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heidecker surname appeared 525 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 Heidecker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heidecker 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 Heidecker

The surname Heidecker originates from Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Heide," which means "heath" or "moor," and the suffix "-ecker," which translates to "one who dwells" or "one from." This suggests that the name was likely given to someone who lived near or on a heath or moorland.

The earliest known record of the Heidecker name can be found in the German city of Nuremberg in 1527, where a man named Hans Heidecker was listed as a resident. Another early mention of the surname was in the city of Cologne in 1589, where a Johannes Heidecker was recorded as a merchant.

Throughout the centuries, variations of the spelling have included Heideker, Heidekker, and Heidiker. These slight variations were common due to inconsistencies in record-keeping and the influence of local dialects.

One notable individual with the surname Heidecker was Johann Georg Heidecker (1642-1708), a German composer and organist who served as the Kantor (music director) at the St. Bartholomew's Church in Frankfurt am Main.

Another prominent figure was Johann Gottfried Heidecker (1736-1811), a German Protestant theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Jena and wrote extensively on topics such as ethics and natural law.

In the 19th century, a man named Friedrich Heidecker (1835-1902) gained recognition as a German architect and urban planner. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings in the city of Berlin, including the Reichsbank (Imperial Bank) and the Borsig Palace.

Crossing the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Heidecker name in the United States was in the 1850s, when a family by the name of Heidecker settled in the state of Pennsylvania after immigrating from Germany.

Lastly, a more recent figure with the Heidecker surname was the German-American artist and sculptor Gerhard Heidecker (1924-2015), who was known for his large-scale public art installations and sculptures that can be found in various cities across the United States and Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heidecker

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

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 Heidecker 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 Heidecker 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 Heidecker was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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