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Early Origins of the Heilmann family

The surname Heilmann was first found in the region of Frankfurt, Mainz and Worms, in the state of Hessen or what was formerly Hessen, where this name was mainly concentrated during the Middle Ages.

Written records of the surname Heilmann date back to the fourteenth century; Heile Bule is recorded as living in Frankfurt in 1343, Heilman Breithoubt is documented in Mainz in the year 1350, Heylo Herden was born in Worms in 1365, and Heilman Ditmars was found in Breslau in 1352.

Early History of the Heilmann family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heilmann research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the year 1369 is included under the topic Early Heilmann History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heilmann Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heil, Heile, Heilman, Heilmann, Heileman and others.

Early Notables of the Heilmann family

Prominent figures of the time who bore the name Heilmann were

  • the Heilmann family who was granted Arms


United States Heilmann migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heilmann Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Jacob Heilmann, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 [1]
  • Johannes Heilmann, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 [1]
  • Cath Heilmann, who arrived in America in 1750 [1]
Heilmann Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Wilhelm Heilmann, who landed in America in 1831 [1]
  • Michael Heilmann, who landed in North America in 1836 [1]
  • Ernst Heilmann, aged 25, who landed in America in 1839 [1]
  • Heinr Heilmann, aged 28, who landed in Texas in 1848 aboard the ship "Joh. Dethardt" [1]
  • Johann Georg Heilmann, who landed in New York in 1852 [1]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Heilmann migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heilmann Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Andreas Heilmann went to Quebec in 1778 when he was 24

Contemporary Notables of the name Heilmann (post 1700) +

  • Harry Heilmann (1894-1951), well known professional baseball player with Detroit in the 1920s in the American Baseball League
  • Dave Heilmann, American politician, Village President of Oak Lawn, Illinois, 2005-09 [2]
  • Lutz Heilmann (b. 1966), German politician
  • Otto Heilmann (1888-1945), German architect and contractor
  • Jakob Heilmann (1846-1927), German contractor, co-founder of Heilmann & Littmann
  • Gerhard Heilmann (1859-1946), Danish artist and paleontologist


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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