Heineman Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Genealogists group Heineman with Heinemann. In origin, the name means “from the name Heinrich”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• You may also find the name written Heinmann and Hinnemann.
• Heineman drops the “n” of Heinemann, a shortening that clerks often made.
• 2,741 Americans were listed as Heineman in the 2010 census. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Arms associated with the name

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