Heid Family Crest & Name History

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Heid usually leads back to Heidemann. The family name meaning is “Dweller on, or near, the unimproved or wild land”, the same as for Heidemann. Heid is listed among the recognised spellings of Heidemann. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. The same family of names includes Heideman.

The 2010 census count for Heid in the United States was 4,040, good for rank 8,213. French birth records list 602 children named Heid between 1891 and 2000.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Heidemann surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Heid family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.