The Heffner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,980 people carried this name — #5,029 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 7,029 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 697 people named Heffner 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 384
Santa Fe 124
Neuquén 49
Chaco 48
Córdoba 28
Río Negro 23
La Pampa 15
City of Buenos Aires 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 33 people named Heffner.

8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Doubs.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 8
Doubs 15
Moselle 8
Haute-Savoie 1
Seine-Saint-Denis 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

20 families named Heffner, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 114 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 13
Maryland 6
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 244 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Heffner in American newspapers,
1880–1911.

Newspaper page from The Pulaski Citizen carrying the name Heffner
The Pulaski Citizen 1880-12-16
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Heffner
The Salt Lake Herald 1907-03-31
Newspaper page from The Labor Journal carrying the name Heffner
The Labor Journal 1911-12-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,489 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Heffner in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1950s.

197 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heffner. The most, 85, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 66
New South Wales 59
Queensland 45
South Australia 12
Western Australia 9
Tasmania 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heffner.

Who carried it

People named Heffner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Per Fredrik Heffner
    Per Fredrik Heffner 1788–1873 · businessperson
  • Don Heffner
    Don Heffner 1911–1989 · baseball player
  • Karl Heffner 1849–1925 · painter
  • Julius Heffner 1877–1951 · painter
  • Berniece Heffner 1897–1989 · trade unionist
  • Hubert Crouse Heffner 1901–1985 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Heffner,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States652 records

652 records of the Heffner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 336
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 102
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 87
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 45
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 36
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert M. Heffner

    Born 1931; from Delaware County, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; died of wounds 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Babetta Heffner

    Arrived at New York in 1888 aboard the Elbe from Bremen and Southampton, aged 29; servant. From Waldinen, Saxony, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Roy R. Heffner

    Born 1908 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Los Angeles; auto mechanic from Los Angeles County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 652 records for Heffner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Netherlands78 records

78 records of the Heffner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 43
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 35
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Hendrica Heffner

    Born 1855 in Vlissingen. Married in 1874 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frederik Hendrik Heffner

    Born 1885 in Eindhoven. Died 1885 in Eindhoven.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrika Frederika Heffner

    In the population register of Eindhoven; born 1837 in Vlissingen.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 78 records for Heffner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Germany51 records

51 records of the Heffner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Waldemar Heffner

    From Nürnberg. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 20 October 1914 (Reserve Jäger Battalion No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Thomas Heffner

    From Waldstetten, Mosbach. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 22 May 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 239).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Valentin Heffner

    From Markelsheim, O.-A. Mergentheim. Reported dead in the Württemberg casualty list of 27 September 1914 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 124).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Heffner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France17 records

17 records of the Heffner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lucien Roger Heffner

    Born 1929 in Voujeaucourt (Doubs); died 1990 in Vannes (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernande Heffner

    Born 1911 in Algeria; died 1998 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Clementine Lucie Heffner

    Born 1906 in Hoste; died 1990 in Sarralbe (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Heffner in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Heffner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Doris Heffner

    Of Box Hill, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Heffner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Heffner name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Heffner

    Died 1936; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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