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The heide Surname

heide Name Meaning and History

  1. German and Jewish: variant of Heid.
  2. Dutch and Danish: topographic name for a dweller on moorland, from Middle Dutch heede, heyde, Danish heyde ‘heath’, ‘heather’.
  3. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named Heie, from Old Norse heiðr ‘heath’, ‘moor’.

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Distribution of heide Families in the US in 1840
Number of heide families
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