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

Heppe, 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 Heppe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heppe in America

Heppe is the 41799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heppe surname appeared 520 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 Heppe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heppe 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 Heppe

The surname Heppe is believed to have originated from Germany, specifically from the Low German regions in the north. It likely emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Low German word "heppe," which means a small hill or a raised area of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Heppe can be found in a document from the city of Bremen, dated 1387, where a certain Hinrich Heppe is mentioned. Another early reference is from a 1492 record in the town of Lübeck, which lists a merchant named Claus Heppe.

The name Heppe was also present in various other regions of northern Germany during the Middle Ages, often appearing in different spellings such as Heppe, Hepke, or Hepken. In some cases, the name may have been influenced by or derived from place names containing the word "heppe," such as Heppenheim or Heppenfeld.

One notable individual with the surname Heppe was Johann Heppe, a German Protestant theologian and church historian who lived from 1820 to 1879. He served as a professor at the University of Marburg and authored several influential works, including "History of the German Protestant Movements in the Time of the Reformation."

Another prominent figure was Carl Heppe, a German architect and urban planner who lived from 1871 to 1945. He was involved in the design and development of several cities in Germany during the early 20th century, including the city of Essen.

In the 16th century, there was a record of a merchant named Hans Heppe, who was active in the Hanseatic League, a powerful economic and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northern Europe.

The surname Heppe also has a long history in the Netherlands, where it is sometimes spelled as Heppen or Heppener. One notable Dutch individual with this name was Willem Heppener, a politician and lawyer who lived from 1874 to 1945 and served as the Mayor of Rotterdam from 1927 to 1942.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Heppe dates back to the mid-19th century, when German immigrants began arriving in significant numbers. One example is Johann Heppe, who immigrated to Wisconsin in 1848 and later became a successful farmer and landowner in the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heppe

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

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

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