The Heilman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,876 people carried this name — #4,504 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,500 people counted. That is up 19% from 6,641 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

29 people named Heilman have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 34 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 19
Greater Poland 8
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Heilman in American newspapers,
1909–1918.

Newspaper page from The Washburn Times carrying the name Heilman
The Washburn Times 1909-06-17
Newspaper page from The Leon Reporter carrying the name Heilman
The Leon Reporter 1918-08-22
Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Heilman
Daily Capital Journal 1916-09-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,660 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Heilman in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1980s.

649 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heilman. The most, 205, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 491
Victoria 108
Queensland 21
South Australia 19
Western Australia 5
ACT (Canberra) 1
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Heilman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Heilman
    William Heilman 1824–1890 · politician
  • William Clifford Heilman
    William Clifford Heilman 1877–1946 · composer
  • Kazimierz Heilman-Rawicz
    Kazimierz Heilman-Rawicz 1896–1969 · military officer
  • Eliza A. Heilman 1854–1927
  • Stanisław Heilman 1894–1947 · military officer
  • Robert B. Heilman 1906–2004 · teacher

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 Heilman,
in the records of 7 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 States630 records

630 records of the Heilman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 250
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 174
  • Other U.S. records 206
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert H. Heilman

    Born 1916 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; hospital attendant from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1971, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Maria Heilman

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1847 aboard the Middlesex from Havre, aged 37; farmer. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Emory Heilman

    Born 1947; from York, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, automotive mechanic; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 630 records for Heilman 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. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands285 records

285 records of the Heilman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 154
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 123
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Bernardus Francicus Maria Heilman

    Married in 1937 in Amsterdam; teacher. Died 1964 in 's-Hertogenbosch.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Adriana Heilman

    Born 1826 in Hoedekenskerke. Died 1826 in Hoedekenskerke.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Borsele (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Johanna Heilman

    In the population register of Goes; maidservant, born 1834 in Hoedekenskerke.

    Open Archives, Gemeentearchief Goes (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 285 records for Heilman 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).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Heilman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 12
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane Heilman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1887 aboard the Hohenzollern, aged 24; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frances Grace Heilman

    Of Glenhuntly, Victoria; died 1971.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henrich Heilman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Erasmus, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Heilman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Heilman name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anton Casper Heilman

    Buried in 1977 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 58.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jeannette Frances Heilman

    Died 1991, aged 31; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Andrew A. Heilman

    Buried in 1973 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

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

Showing 3 of 10 records for Heilman in Canada.

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

Germany1 record

1 record of the Heilman 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 Otto Heilman

    From Perlschütz, Trebnitz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 23 December 1916.

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

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).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Heilman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Josefine Amalie Heilman

    Census of 1910: Kleistgate, Trondhjem; born 1847 in Harstad.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Heilman name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Sulo Eino Heilman

    Born 1919 in Ruokolahti; labourer. Died in 1942 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Imatra.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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