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

Heimann, 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 Heimann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heimann in America

Heimann is the 13997th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heimann surname appeared 2,153 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 Heimann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heimann 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 Heimann

The surname Heimann has its origins in Germany, and it can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic words "heim," meaning "home," and "mann," meaning "man." The name likely referred to a person who was in charge of a household or property.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Heimann can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus," a collection of historical documents from the Anhalt region of Germany, dating back to the 12th century. In this document, a person named "Heimannus" is mentioned as a witness to a legal transaction.

In the 13th century, the name Heimann appeared in various records across different regions of Germany, such as the "Codex Traditionum Westfalicarum" and the "Urkundenbuch der Stadt Lübeck." These records often referred to individuals as "Heimannus" or "Heymannus," reflecting the variations in spelling that were common during that time.

The Heimann surname has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One example is Johann Heimann (1531-1593), a German theologian and reformer who was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation. Another is Johann Friedrich Heimann (1759-1833), a German writer and philosopher known for his works on aesthetics and literary criticism.

In the realm of science, Carl Friedrich Heimann (1837-1903) was a German astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of comets and asteroids. He discovered several comets and asteroids, including the periodic comet 27P/Crommelin.

The name Heimann has also been linked to various place names in Germany, such as Heimann in Saxony-Anhalt and Heimannsberg in Lower Saxony. These place names likely derived from individuals bearing the Heimann surname who were associated with those locations.

Throughout history, the Heimann surname has been recorded with various spellings, including Heymann, Heiman, Heyman, and Hayman, reflecting the linguistic and regional variations that were common in different parts of Germany and other regions where the name was present.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heimann

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

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

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