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

Heideman, 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 Heideman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heideman in America

Heideman is the 13397th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heideman surname appeared 2,274 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Heideman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heideman 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 Heideman

The surname HEIDEMAN has its origins in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 16th century. The name is derived from the German words "heide" meaning "heath" or "moor" and "mann" meaning "man," suggesting an occupational origin for someone who lived or worked on a heath or moorland.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name HEIDEMAN can be found in the village of Heidmoor, located in the northern German state of Lower Saxony. This village's name, which translates to "heath moor," likely influenced the formation of the surname HEIDEMAN for those residing in the area.

During the 17th century, the name HEIDEMAN appeared in various German church records, including baptismal and marriage registers. Notable individuals bearing this surname during this period include Johann Heideman (1625-1701), a merchant from the city of Hamburg, and Anna Heideman (1650-1712), a landowner from the town of Lüneburg.

In the 18th century, the HEIDEMAN surname spread to other parts of Europe, particularly the Netherlands and Denmark. One notable individual was Pieter Heideman (1730-1805), a Dutch painter known for his landscape and genre scenes.

As the 19th century dawned, the HEIDEMAN name continued to be prominent in Germany and neighboring countries. Hans Heideman (1820-1895) was a German architect who designed several notable buildings in Berlin, while Johanna Heideman (1845-1920) was a Danish author and women's rights activist.

In the 20th century, the surname HEIDEMAN gained recognition in various fields. Fritz Heideman (1912-1995) was a German-American physicist who made significant contributions to the development of radar technology during World War II. Hildegard Heideman (1927-2018) was a German opera singer renowned for her performances of Wagner's operas.

Other notable individuals with the surname HEIDEMAN include Karl Heideman (1885-1957), a German-American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Heideman Lumber Company in Oregon, and Hedwig Heideman (1895-1978), a German painter and printmaker known for her expressionist works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heideman

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

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

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