Heger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The colorful history of Saxony provides a glimpse at the oldest origins of the Heger family. In the medieval era, the German lands were inhabited by a variety of Barbarian tribes. The ancient dukedom of Saxony derived its name from the Germanic tribe name the Saxons who inhabited the territory after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Early Origins of the Heger family
The surname Heger was first found in Saxony-Weimar, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name Hager became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.
Early History of the Heger family
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Heger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hager, Hagger, Hagerr, Haager, Haagger, Haagerr, Haeger, Haegar, Heger and many more.
Early Notables of the Heger family
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Heger Ranking
In the United States, the name Heger is the 15,807th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
Heger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Heger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Johan Fredrik Heger, who arrived in New York in 1709 2
- Jonathan Heger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 2
- Johan Ludwig Heger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
- Philip Heger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 2
- Valentin Heger, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1744 2
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Heger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Ignatz Heger, who landed in America in 1834 2
- Joh Heinr Heger, who landed in America in 1836 2
- Bern Ignatz Heger, who landed in America in 1836 2
- Heinr Heger, who landed in America in 1836 2
- Steffen Martin Heger, who arrived in America in 1836 2
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Heger migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Heger Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Stephen Heger, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Susannah" in 1849 3
Contemporary Notables of the name Heger (post 1700) +
- Astrid Heppenstall Heger, American Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the USC Keck School of Medicine and the founder and Executive Director of the Violence Intervention Program at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center
- Altfrid Heger, German racing driver who competed in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship, winner of the 1988 Guia Race
- Eline Heger (1774-1842), née Schmidt, a Danish stage actress and ballet dancer
- Leoš Heger (b. 1948), Czech doctor, a university lecturer and a politician, 14th Minister of Health (2010-2013)
- Wanda Maria Heger (b. 1921), Norwegian social worker, noted for her efforts to help Norwegian and other prisoners in Nazi concentration camps during World War II
- Paul Héger (1846-1925), Belgian biologist
- Heinz Heger (1917-1994), pen name used of Josef Kohoutan, an Austrian Nazi concentration camp survivor
- Constantin Georges Romain Héger (1809-1896), Belgian teacher of the Victorian era who became romantically involved with Charlotte Brontë during the 1840s; he tore up her love letters to him only to have them sown back together by his wife
- Anders Heger (b. 1956), Norwegian publisher and writer, awarded the Brage Prize for his novel Et diktet liv
- Robert Heger (1886-1978), German conductor and composer, President of State High School of Munich and First conductor of State Opera, Munich
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) SUSANNAH 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Susannah.htm