The Heine surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,054 people carried this name — #6,681 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,023 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Heine surname
A surname originating as a patronymic, notably of Heinrich Heine.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Heine» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 334 people named Heine 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 254 people named Heine live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Heine.
35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
139 people named Heine live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 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.
In Poland’s population register
105 people named Heine have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 141 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
175 people named Heine are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Heine,
with a public archive behind them.
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Salomon Heine 1767–1844 · merchant -
Heinrich Heine d. 1710 · merchant
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Valten Heine d. 1613 · blacksmith
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Franz Heine d. 1917 · soldier
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Gert Heine d. 2007 · bibliographer
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Probus Heine 1700–1677 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Heine.
- Heilmann 480 · U.S. census
- Heim 14,414 · U.S. census
- Heimann 2,153 · U.S. census
- Heimburger 313 · U.S. census
- Heimlich 772 · U.S. census
- Hein 12,586 · U.S. census
- Heinemann 3,403 · U.S. census
- Heinen 3,675 · U.S. census
- Heinis 147 · U.S. census
- Heinisch 346 · U.S. census
- Heinrich 8,552 · U.S. census
- Heintz 5,655 · U.S. census
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