Heim History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Heim family
The surname Heim was first found in Switzerland, where the family is considered to have made a great early contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. Meaning "home," the name is probably taken from a shortened form of any of several German personal names that begin or end with that word.
Early History of the Heim family
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Heim Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Heim, Heime, Haim, Haime, Heyme, Heym, Haym and many more.
Early Notables of the Heim family
Notables of the time with the surname Heim were
Heim Ranking
In the United States, the name Heim is the 3,688th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Heim is ranked the 4,353rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2
Heim migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Heim Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Willem Heim, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 3
- Frederich Heim, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 3
- Lorentz Heim, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1738 3
- Philip Heim, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 3
- Hans Georg Heim, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 3
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Heim Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- John Heim, aged 34, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 3
- Godlieb Heim, aged 37, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1804 3
- Joseph Heim, who landed in New York, NY in 1825 3
- Mrs. Anna Maria Heim, from Germany with 3 children who arrived in Galveston, Texas aboard the ship "Herschel" in 1844, she died in 1845
- Jacob Heim, who landed in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Herschel" 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Heim (post 1700) +
- Val Raymond Heim (1920-2019), American left fielder who played in Major League Baseball during the 1942 season
- William L. Heim, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924, 1928 4
- Joseph Heim, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Penang, 1916-17 4
- Joseph Heim, American politician, U.S. Consular Agent in Penang, 1884 4
- John F. Heim, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1915 4
- John B. Heim (1848-1919), American politician, Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin, 1912-13 4
- Alvin L. Heim, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 1st District, 1904, 1905 4
- Ferdinand Heim (1897-1977), German general
- Ernst Ludwig Heim (1747-1834), German physician
- Burkhard Heim (1925-2001), German physicist, eponym of the Heim theory
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Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html