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Early Origins of the Heiler family

The surname Heiler was first found in the region of Frankfurt, Mainz and Worms, in the state of Hessen or what was formerly Hessen, where this name was mainly concentrated during the Middle Ages.

Written records of the surname Heiler date back to the fourteenth century; Heile Bule is recorded as living in Frankfurt in 1343, Heilman Breithoubt is documented in Mainz in the year 1350, Heylo Herden was born in Worms in 1365, and Heilman Ditmars was found in Breslau in 1352.

Early History of the Heiler family

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Heiler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heil, Heile, Heilman, Heilmann, Heileman and others.

Early Notables of the Heiler family

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United States Heiler migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heiler Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Michael Heiler, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1751 1
Heiler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M Elis Heiler, who landed in America in 1837 1

Canada Heiler migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heiler Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century
  • Martin Heiler, aged 53, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1902

Contemporary Notables of the name Heiler (post 1700) +

  • Bernard F. Heiler, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Palermo, 1926; Dresden, 1929-32; Winnipeg, 1940-43 2


  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, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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