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

Heiges, 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 Heiges surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heiges in America

Heiges is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heiges surname appeared 315 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 Heiges.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heiges 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 Heiges

The surname HEIGES is of German origin, with its roots traced back to the 16th century in various regions of present-day Germany. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "heig," meaning "hay" or "meadow," potentially indicating an association with farming or rural occupations.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the HEIGES surname can be found in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of the town of Bischofsheim in Hessen, Germany, dating back to the late 1500s. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Heiges," "Heygis," and "Heyges," reflecting the variations in local dialects and scribal practices of the time.

In the 17th century, the HEIGES name gained prominence in the region of Palatinate, where several families bearing this surname were documented in historical records. A notable figure from this period was Johannes Heiges (1620-1689), a respected farmer and landowner in the village of Kirchheimbolanden.

As the centuries progressed, the HEIGES surname spread across different parts of Germany, with some families migrating to other regions and even beyond the country's borders. In the 18th century, a branch of the HEIGES family settled in the Alsace region of present-day France, where they established themselves as respected vintners and winemakers.

One of the most prominent individuals with the HEIGES surname was Karl Heiges (1835-1904), a German-born industrialist who made significant contributions to the development of the textile industry in Pennsylvania, United States. He founded the Heiges Silk Mill in Reading, which became one of the largest silk-weaving factories in the region.

Another notable figure was Friedrich Heiges (1857-1927), a German-American architect and engineer who designed numerous notable buildings in New York City, including the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Matthew and the Germania Life Insurance Building.

In the world of academia, Dr. Walter Heiges (1906-1989) was a distinguished professor of German literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He authored several scholarly works on German poetry and literature, contributing significantly to the field of German studies.

The HEIGES surname also has connections to place names, as evidenced by the village of Heigesheim in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. This village's name is believed to be derived from the same Old German root as the surname, further emphasizing the name's historical ties to the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heiges

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

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

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