Heyns History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Heyns family

The surname Heyns was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Heyns family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heyns research. Another 81 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1516, 1669, 1729, 1754, 1800, 1812, 1836 and 1856 are included under the topic Early Heyns History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heyns Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heym, Heyman, Heymann, Heymans, Heymen, Heyme, Heymberg, Heyme, Heymenbergh, Heymenstein, Heymet, Heymiller, Heymueller, Heyms, Heyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Heyns family

Notables of the period with the name Heyns were

Johannes (Jan) Heyns (died 1516),a Flemish-Brabantic architect

Heyns Ranking

In South Africa, the name Heyns is the 970^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,023 people with that name. 1

Heyns migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heyns Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ben Heyns, who arrived in Mississippi in 1891 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Heyns (post 1700) +

Garrett Heyns, American Democratic Party politician, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1936, 1940 3
Johan Adam Heyns (1928-1994), South African Afrikaner Calvinist theologian and moderator
Penelope "Penny" Heyns (b. 1974), South African seven-time gold, six-time silver and two-time bronze medalist swimmer

Citations +

"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html