Tracing the Heckmann Family Name

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Hagemann could easily become Heckmann. Taken at its root, Heckmann points to “from the name Johannes”.

Heraldry and the Heckmann name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Heckmann, so the heraldry linked to Hagemann is a starting point, not an automatic right.

A variant of Hagemann

Before spelling was fixed, Hagemann was also written Heckmann. Other spellings include Hegemann, Hagmann and Hageman.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Heckmann with 742 bearers, at rank 31,251. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 1,412 births in France were registered under Heckmann. Get the complete Heckmann report, with a museum-style coat of arms.