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

Heuker, 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 Heuker surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heuker in America

Heuker is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heuker surname appeared 165 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 Heuker.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heuker 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 Heuker

The surname HEUKER is of German origin, stemming from the medieval Low German term "hüker," which was an occupational name for a hawker or peddler. This term itself derived from the Middle Low German verb "hūken," meaning "to carry on the back" or "to hawk wares." The earliest known instances of the name can be traced back to the 14th century in northern Germany and the Netherlands.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was a merchant named Heyno Heuker, who lived in the city of Lübeck in the late 14th century. Records from the Hanseatic League archives mention his trading activities along the Baltic coast.

In the 16th century, the HEUKER surname appeared in various town registers and church records in the Lower Rhine region, particularly in the cities of Duisburg and Wesel. Some variations in spelling include Heucker, Heukker, and Heucken.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name spread to other parts of Germany, as well as to neighboring countries like the Netherlands and Belgium. Notably, a Lutheran pastor named Johann Heuker (1636-1711) served in the town of Iserlohn in Westphalia.

Another prominent figure was the Dutch painter and engraver Jacob Heuker (1733-1801), who was born in Haarlem and known for his landscapes and cityscapes depicting scenes from the Netherlands and Germany.

In the 19th century, the HEUKER surname continued to be found throughout Germany, with some bearers migrating to other parts of Europe and North America. One example is the German-American painter Carl Heuker (1854-1928), who was born in Münster and later settled in Chicago, where he became known for his landscapes and still-life paintings.

Other notable individuals with the HEUKER surname include the German author and journalist Wilhelm Heuker (1846-1904), who wrote extensively on political and social issues, and the Dutch businessman and philanthropist Hendrik Heuker (1890-1961), who founded a successful textile company and supported various charitable causes in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heuker

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

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

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