Hiemstra History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Hiemstra family

The surname Hiemstra was first found in Switzerland, where the family is considered to have made a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. Meaning "home," the name is probably taken from a shortened form of any of several German personal names that begin or end with that word.

Early History of the Hiemstra family

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Hiemstra Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heim, Heime, Haim, Haime, Heyme, Heym, Haym and many more.

Early Notables of the Hiemstra family

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Hiemstra Ranking

In Netherlands, the name Hiemstra is the 359^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,385 people with that name. 1

Hiemstra migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hiemstra Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Atte Hiemstra, aged 30, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Berber Hoekstra Hiemstra, aged 59, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
F T Hiemstra, aged 62, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
Fokke Tjeerds Hiemstra, aged 62, who landed in New York, NY in 1847 2
Tjeerd Fokkes Hiemstra, aged 23, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 2
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Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)