Heidelberger Surname

263,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Heidelberger Surname User-submission:

The surname Heidelberger has two possible meanings:

1. It means 'one who hails from Heidelberg, Germany'.

2. It comes from Heidelbeer, meaning 'blueberry', and Berg, meaning 'mountain'. Therefore it means 'one who lives near a blueberry mountain'.

Heidelberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6501:557,62945,979
Germany4461:180,50621,099
Switzerland2491:32,9844,852
France901:738,03091,686
Austria161:532,21549,801
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

Heidelberger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Heidelberger has two possible meanings:

1. It means 'one who hails from Heidelberg, Germany'.

2. It comes from Heidelbeer, meaning 'blueberry', and Berg, meaning 'mountain'. Therefore it means 'one who lives near a blueberry mountain'.

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Heidelberger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Heidelberger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Heidelberger is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heidelberger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heidelberger is the 263,749th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,907,438 people. The surname Heidelberger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Heidelberger are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Heidelberger is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 557,629. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent are found and Switzerland, where 17 percent are found.

Heidelberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heidelberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heidelberger surname grew 1,102 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heidelberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heidelberger are 6.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.45% registered to vote for the party.

Heidelberger earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,134 USD per year.

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