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

Heinkel, 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 Heinkel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heinkel in America

Heinkel is the 46725th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heinkel surname appeared 455 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 Heinkel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heinkel 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 Heinkel

The surname Heinkel originates from Germany, and its earliest recorded use dates back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Heinkel," which means "little home" or "small house." This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a descriptive term for someone who lived in a modest dwelling or a person of humble origins.

One of the earliest known references to the Heinkel surname can be found in the church records of the town of Roßlau, located in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. These records mention a certain Johannes Heinkel, who was born in 1589.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Heinkel surname became more widespread across various regions of Germany, particularly in the areas around the cities of Hannover and Braunschweig in Lower Saxony. This may have been due to the migration of families bearing the name or its adoption by others.

One notable individual with the Heinkel surname was Ernst Heinkel, a German aircraft designer and industrialist who lived from 1888 to 1958. He founded the Heinkel aircraft manufacturing company, which played a significant role in the aviation industry during the early 20th century.

Another prominent figure was Gerhard Heinkel, born in 1920, who was a German Olympic fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

In the realm of literature, the German author Wolfgang Heinkel, who was born in 1943, gained recognition for his works, including the novel "Die letzte Reise" (The Last Journey), published in 1985.

The Heinkel surname has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as the village of Heinkels in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which likely derived its name from the presence of families bearing the Heinkel surname in the area.

Although the Heinkel name has its roots in Germany, it has spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora. Some notable individuals with this surname from other countries include Karl Heinkel, an Austrian ski jumper who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics, and Erich Heinkel, a Swiss mathematician and physicist born in 1912, known for his contributions to the theory of differential equations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heinkel

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

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

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