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

Heye, 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 Heye surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heye in America

Heye is the 54418th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heye surname appeared 379 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 Heye.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heye 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 Heye

The surname HEYE has its origins in Germany, and is believed to have originated in the 14th century. It is derived from the Old German word "hey," which means "hedge" or "enclosure." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a hedgerow or enclosure.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name HEYE can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Lubecensis, a collection of historical documents from the city of Lübeck, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. In this document, a person named "Hinricus Heye" is mentioned in an entry from the year 1348.

The surname HEYE is also found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical records from the city of Bremen, Germany. In this collection, a person named "Heyneke Heye" is mentioned in an entry from the year 1375.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname HEYE was Johann Heye, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1492 to 1547. He was a prominent figure during the Protestant Reformation and was involved in the publication of the first complete German Bible translation.

Another notable bearer of the HEYE surname was Pieter de Heye, a Dutch painter who lived from 1577 to 1634. He was known for his still life paintings and is considered one of the pioneers of the Flemish still life tradition.

In the 17th century, a German mathematician and astronomer named Christian Heyden, also known as Christian Heye, made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. He lived from 1629 to 1667 and worked as a professor at the University of Wittenberg.

The surname HEYE can also be found in historical records from other regions, such as the Netherlands and France, where it may have been spelled slightly differently due to regional variations. For instance, in the Netherlands, the name was sometimes spelled "Heijer" or "Heyer."

It is worth noting that the HEYE surname has also been associated with various place names throughout history. For example, there is a town called Heye in the German state of Lower Saxony, which may have contributed to the development of the surname in that region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heye

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

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

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