Heyne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name Heyne or a variant listed above:

Heyne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Conrad Heyne, who landed in America in 1777 1
• Franz Heyne, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 1
• Henrich Heyne, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 1
• Maximilian Heyne, who arrived in America in 1783 1

Heyne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Gottlieb Heyne, aged 34, who landed in America in 1840 1
• Frederick Heyne, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 1
• Ludw Heyne, aged 17, who landed in New York, NY in 1855 1

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heyne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Conrad Heyne, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1753

• Paul T Heyne (1931-2000), American lecturer in economics at the University of Washington
• Jo Heyne (1904-1978), Belgian pianist and composer
• Bodo Heyne (b. 1893), German Theologian
• Benjamin Heyne (d. 1819), surgeon, naturalist, and writer, whose works were published in England
• Hugh Heyne Smythe (b. 1913), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Syria, 1965-67; Malta, 1967 2