Heu History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The surname Heu, comes from the German word "Heu" meaning "hay." The name is occupational in origin, especially so, when it serves as an element in a compound. Heumaier would refer to the officer who oversaw the delivery of the hay harvest. Heuwemenger is the equivalent of "Heuhändler" meaning hey merchant. The surname Heu on its own would likely be applied to a hay farmer or cutter.

Early Origins of the Heu family

The surname Heu was first found in what are now Germany and Switzerland, where the earliest mentions of the name include Cunrat der Hewer in Württemberg in 1329, Heu in Konstanz, Hauwemenger in Frankfurt in 1387, and Heurechen in Zürich in 1400. The name could also be found in Bohemia and Moravia in the 14th Century, especially within compound names, such as Heuleiter, Heureufel, Heubüschl, Heuteuer, and Heuradem.

Early History of the Heu family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heu research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1510, 1574 and 1589 are included under the topic Early Heu History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heu Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heu, Heuer, Hewer, Heyer, Heiermann, Hauer, Heumann and many more.

Early Notables of the Heu family

Notables of the time with the name Heu included

the Heuerr family of Germany, who were ennobled in 1510, Heyer family of Austria, who were granted arms in 1574, and the Heyer family of Saxony, who were ennobled in 1589

Heu Ranking

In France, the name Heu is the 9,188^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Heu migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heu Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fredrig Heu, who landed in New York in 1709 2
Kasper Heu, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
Peter Heu, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 2
Tobias Heu, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
Albrecht Heu, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)