Show ContentsHeisel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Heisel surname is a South German and Austrian variant of Hiess, which derives from a short form of the personal name Mathies. In some instances, the name was a variant of Heuss. The Heyse variant is more commonly found in Northern Germany.

Early Origins of the Heisel family

The surname Heisel was first found in Bavaria and the South.

Early History of the Heisel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heisel research. Another 58 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1512, 1514, 1565, 1573, 1660, 1704 and 1726 are included under the topic Early Heisel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heisel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heiss, Heise, Heisel, Heisler, Heyse and others.

Early Notables of the Heisel family

Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Heisel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Heisel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heisel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Georg Heisel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1

Canada Heisel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heisel Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Cathrina Heisel, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Jacob Heisel, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Heisel (post 1700) +

  • Sylvia Heisel (b. 1962), American fashion designer
  • T. Bayard Heisel, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1912 2
  • Heisel M. Fox, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates from Marion County, 1954, 1956 3


  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, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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