Show ContentsHedrich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Hedrich family

The surname Hedrich was first found in Silesia where they held a family seat. Literal translation of the name places it as a 'Combatant Ruler' or sometimes a 'Heathland Ruler'. In the old German the name was 'Hadu-ric'. The family held considerable estates in Germany.

Early History of the Hedrich family

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Hedrich Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hedrick, Hedrich, Heidenreich, Heydenreich, Heidenrich, Heidenrick, Heidrick, Heidrich, Hiedrich, Hiedrick, Heidrig and many more.

Early Notables of the Hedrich family

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United States Hedrich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hedrich Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Nicklaus Hedrich, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742 1
  • Johann Henrich Hedrich, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
Hedrich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Stefan Hedrich, aged 30, who landed in America, in 1895
  • Anna Hedrich, aged 9, who settled in America, in 1895
Hedrich Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Eddi Hedrich, who settled in America, in 1903
  • Richard Hedrich, who landed in America, in 1903
  • Roza Hedrich, aged 27, who settled in America from Zimorny, Hungary, in 1907
  • Mihaly Hedrich, aged 30, who landed in America from Pancsova, Hungary, in 1907
  • Emil Hedrich, aged 14, who immigrated to America from Schwarz, Germany, in 1908
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Hedrich (post 1700) +

  • Charles Hedrich (b. 1958), French sportsman alpinist, rower and skipper from Lyon


  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)


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