Heilig History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Heilig family

The surname Heilig was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Heilig family

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Heilig Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Helmlinger, Hemlinger, Halmlinger, Healmlinger, Heamlinger, Helmlingen, Healmlingen, Halmlingen, Heilinger, Heilingen, Heilmlingen, Heilmlinger, Heiligenberg, Heilingenstein and many more.

Early Notables of the Heilig family

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Heilig Ranking

In the United States, the name Heilig is the 15,181^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Heilig migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heilig Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hendrick Heilig, who arrived in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1749 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Heilig (post 1700) +

Morton Heilig (1926-1997), as an American thought-leader in Virtual Reality
Julian Vazquez Heilig, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000 3
Eugene Heilig, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Ohio State House of Representatives from Hamilton County, 1897 3
Werner Heilig (1921-1987), German footballer

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html