The hedin Surname

hedin Name Meaning and History

Swedish: variant of Hedeen.
French: from a derivative of the Germanic personal name Haido, a short form of any of the various compound names beginning with haid ‘heath’ (i.e. wasteland, often with heather).

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The hedin name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the hedin family name as far back in history as possible.

hedin Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of hedin Families in the US in 1920

Number of hedin families

42-82

15-41

1-14

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John Hedin - bio	ccountr1	0
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Erick Gustav Hedin	rcz7k9y	0
Hedins of Chautauqua County NY	Kim	5
Wilhelm Hedin - Certificate of Marriage	SamT14	0
Carl Hedin of Two Harbors Minnesota	spin462002	0
Hedin	PEGGY1512	4
Olof Hedin, missionary in Ethiopia	snilleosmak	0
Ronald W. Hedin in Iowa	Vikki Czaplewski Henry	0
hedin family	beverly	3

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