The Heiss surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,460 people carried this name — #12,584 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 120,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 2,394 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 100 people named Heiss 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.
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
98 people named Heiss live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Heiss.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bas-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 print
Heiss in American newspapers,
1910–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 54,987 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Heiss,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michael Heiss 1818–1890 · Catholic priest -
Veronika Heiss 1841–1927 -
Johann Heiss 1640–1704 · engraver
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Aloïss Heiss 1820–1893 · numismatist
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Gustave Marinius Heiss 1839–1908 · postcard publisher
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Marie Heiss 1862–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Heiss.
- Heintz 5,655 · U.S. census
- Heiny 557 · U.S. census
- Heinz 8,311 · U.S. census
- Heisch 149 · U.S. census
- Heise 4,282 · U.S. census
- Heiser 6,606 · U.S. census
- Heisserer 266 · U.S. census
- Heissler 110 · U.S. census
- Heit 709 · U.S. census
- Heitmann 2,474 · U.S. census
- Heitz 2,852 · U.S. census
- Heitzler 121 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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