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

Heitman, 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 Heitman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heitman in America

Heitman is the 9291st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heitman surname appeared 3,503 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 Heitman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heitman 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 Heitman

The surname Heitman is believed to have originated in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. Its roots can be traced back to the German word "heit," which means "heath" or "heathland," suggesting that the name may have been a topographic one, referring to someone who lived near or on a heath.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Heitman can be found in the parish records of the town of Bückeburg, located in Lower Saxony, Germany. Here, the name appears as "Heitmann" in the late 1500s, indicating its presence in the region during that time period.

The name Heitman has also been documented in historical records from other parts of Germany, such as the Rhineland and Westphalia. In these areas, the name was sometimes spelled as "Heitmann" or "Heytmann," reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Heitman was Johann Heitman, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1623 in the city of Göttingen. He is known for his contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and his work on calculating the orbits of comets.

Another significant individual with the surname Heitman was Friedrich Heitman, a German military historian and writer who lived from 1835 to 1900. He is best known for his comprehensive work, "Die Preussischen Regimenter unter Friedrich dem Grossen" (The Prussian Regiments under Frederick the Great), which provided detailed accounts of the Prussian army during the reign of Frederick the Great.

In the 19th century, the name Heitman can be found in various records from the German states, such as birth, marriage, and death registers. One notable example is the birth record of Wilhelm Heitman, born in 1845 in the town of Hannover, who later became a prominent lawyer and politician in the region.

As German immigrants began to settle in other parts of the world, the surname Heitman was carried with them. In the United States, for instance, the name can be found among German-American communities, particularly in states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Missouri, where many German immigrants settled in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

While the surname Heitman is not among the most common surnames globally, it has left its mark in various historical records and has been borne by notable individuals throughout the centuries. Its origins can be traced back to the German word "heit," reflecting the connection between names and the physical landscapes that surrounded their earliest bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heitman

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

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

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