The Heckmann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 742 people carried this name — #31,251 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 400,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 719 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 587 people named Heckmann.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 62 people named Heckmann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Río Negro.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Heckmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Heckmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Maria Elisabeth Wentzel-Heckmann 1833–1914 · benefactor -
Robert Heckmann 1848–1891 · violinist -
Karl Heckmann 1874–1947 · politician -
Alcib Mario d. 1945 · composer
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Carl-Justus Heckmann 1786–1878 · entrepreneur
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Adam Heinrich Heckmann 1814–1880 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Heckmann.
- Hechter 140 · U.S. census
- Heck 13,995 · U.S. census
- Heckel 2,378 · U.S. census
- Heckendorn 433 · U.S. census
- Hecker 5,260 · U.S. census
- Heckler 2,590 · U.S. census
- Hector 4,387 · U.S. census
- Hede 186 · U.S. census
- Hedin 1,470 · U.S. census
- Hee 1,157 · U.S. census
- Heer 2,007 · U.S. census
- Hegedus 1,704 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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