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Early Origins of the Heym family

The surname Heym was first found in Westphalia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families in the western region. From the 13th century onwards the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Heym family

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Heym Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Heym, Heyman, Heymann, Heymans, Heymen, Heyme, Heymberg, Heyme, Heymenbergh, Heymenstein, Heymet, Heymiller, Heymueller, Heyms, Heyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Heym family

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United States Heym migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Heym Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johans Heym, who arrived in New York in 1709 with his wife and five children
  • Jobs Heym, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
  • Johan Henrich Heym, who settled in Philadelphia in 1751
  • Johannes Heym, who landed in New York, NY in 1782 1
Heym Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • David Heym, who arrived in New York, NY in 1851
  • Albrecht Heym, who arrived in Illinois in 1882 1


  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)


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