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

Heimbach, 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 Heimbach surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heimbach in America

Heimbach is the 14587th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heimbach surname appeared 2,041 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 Heimbach.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heimbach 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 Heimbach

The surname Heimbach is of German origin, derived from a place name. It is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is composed of two elements: "Heim," meaning home or homestead, and "Bach," meaning stream or brook. This suggests that the name likely referred to a homestead located near a stream or brook.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Heimbach can be found in the Cologne Cathedral Records of the 14th century, where a certain Johann Heimbach is mentioned as a resident of the city. Another early reference is in the Palatinate Census of 1544, which lists several families with the surname Heimbach residing in the region.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Heimbach family appeared to have a strong presence in the Rhineland area of Germany. Notable figures from this period include Johannes Heimbach (1518-1590), a Lutheran theologian and educator who served as the rector of the University of Heidelberg, and Konrad Heimbach (1597-1661), a jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential texts on German law.

In the 18th century, the Heimbach name gained further prominence with the birth of Johann Peter Heimbach (1718-1790), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from the town of Remscheid. His innovative designs and contributions to the field of horology earned him recognition throughout Europe.

Another notable figure was Wilhelm Heimbach (1803-1865), a German politician and jurist who served as a member of the Prussian National Assembly and played a significant role in the drafting of the Prussian Constitution of 1848.

Moving into the 19th century, one of the most famous individuals with the surname Heimbach was August von Heimbach (1810-1891), a Prussian military officer and writer. He served in the Prussian Army and later became known for his historical works, including a biography of Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

In more recent times, the name Heimbach has been associated with individuals such as Wolfgang Heimbach (1942-1994), a German author and playwright, and Matthias Heimbach (born 1971), a German politician and former leader of the far-right political party, National Democratic Party of Germany.

While these are just a few examples, the surname Heimbach has a rich history and has been carried by many notable individuals throughout the centuries, primarily concentrated in the German-speaking regions of Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heimbach

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

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

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