Heun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany

The German surname Heun was derived from the Middle High German word "hiune," meaning "giant."

Early Origins of the Heun family

The surname Heun was first found in Saxony, where they became well established.

Early History of the Heun family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Heun research. Another 20 words (1 lines of text) covering the years 1324, 1549, 1555, 1771, 1798 and 1854 are included under the topic Early Heun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Heun Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heune, Heun, Hiune and others.

Early Notables of the Heun family

Prominent bearers of the family name Heun at this time were

Carl Heun (1771-1854), Danish author

Heun migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heun Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Best Heun, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1750-1753 1
Jacob Heun, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1751 1
Johannes Peter Heun, aged 25, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Heun Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Karl Aug Heun, who landed in America in 1854 1
Joh Heun, who arrived in America in 1854 1
Georg Heun, who arrived in America in 1854 1
Clara Bender Heun, who landed in America in 1857 1
Adolph Heun, who arrived in America in 1866 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Heun (post 1700) +

Arthur Heun (1866-1946), American architect
Karl Heun (1859-1929), German mathematician best known for the Heun differential equation
Stefan Heun Ph.D., Senior Scientist at the National Laboratory in Italy

Citations +

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)