Heikes Family History
Heikes Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from Heike (see Heick). Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Khayke, a pet form of Khaye, ‘life’, with the addition of the Yiddish possessive suffix -s.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press