Heide Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Heiden surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Heide means

Long before computers fixed spellings, Heide and Heiden were used side by side. Taken at its root, Heide points to “A dweller near heath or rough grassland, or a countryman”.

Records show Heide as one of the forms Heiden took over time. You may also find the name written Heidn, Haiden and Heyden. The 2010 census count for Heide in the United States was 2,029, good for rank 14,662.

Get the complete Heide report, with a museum-style coat of arms.