| ![Show Contents]() Oppenheim History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of OppenheimWhat does the name Oppenheim mean? The Jewish name Oppenheim is a habitation name derived from the town of Oppenheim in Hesse, on the Rhine between Mainz and Worms. The Old High German word "heim" meant 'homestead,' and so was often part of place names. Some of the most famous of the family were: Samuel Oppenheimer (1630-1703), a Jewish banker, imperial court diplomat, factor, and military supplier for the Holy Roman Emperor; David Oppenheim (1664-1736), the chief rabbi of Prague; and Salomon Oppenheim, Jr. (1772-1828), a German Jewish banker, the scion of an illustrious family of "court Jews" (Hofjuden) who had served as advisers and moneylenders to German princes in the Rhineland area for several generations. His bank is still in business today and still in the hands of the Oppenheim family, and is the world's largest privately-owned bank. Oppenheim Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Oppenheim, Oppenheimer, Openheimer, Openheizer, Oppenhaim, Openhaime, Openhajm and many more. Oppenheim Rankingthe United States, the name Oppenheim is the 14,215th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Oppenheim Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- J. Dieterich Oppenheim, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1753
Oppenheim Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- H. Oppenheim, who settled in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1828
- Louis Oppenheim, aged 33, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 2
- Raphael Oppenheim, aged 22, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 2
- Samuel Oppenheim, aged 26, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 2
- Regina Oppenheim, aged 27, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 2
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Oppenheim (post 1700) | + |
- Alexander V. Oppenheim (1903-1997), British mathematician and university administrator
- Sally Oppenheim -Barnes, PC (1928-2025), Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, née Viner, British Conservative politician
- James Oppenheim (1882-1932), US poet author and editor
- Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919), German neurologist
- Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946), British author
- Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (1800-1882), German painter
- Meret Oppenheim (1913-1985), Swiss artist and lyricist
- Max von Oppenheim (1860-1946), German diplomat and archaeologist
- Jill Arlyn Oppenheim (b. 1940), Hollywood actress known as Jill St. John
- "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)
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