The Heuer surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,350 people carried this name — #7,629 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,112 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Heuer surname

From the German surname, from Heu (“hay”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Heuer» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

209 people named Heuer live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Bern 87
Zurich 43
Solothurn 23
Thurgau 10
Lucerne 8
Vaud 7
Aargau 7
St. Gallen 6

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 48 people named Heuer 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 24
Santa Fe 14
Buenos Aires Province 10

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 37 people named Heuer.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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

Born outside France 17
Bas-Rhin 6
Haut-Rhin 6
Dordogne 4
Paris 2
Ain 1
Drôme 1

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

In Poland’s population register

23 people named Heuer have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 44 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

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

Where they live today

Opole 11
Lower Silesian 3
Greater Poland 3
Łódź 2
Pomeranian 2
West Pomeranian 2

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

35 people named Heuer is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 35

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).

In print

Heuer in American newspapers,
1918–1924.

Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Heuer
The Herald 1918-10-31
Newspaper page from The Harlem News carrying the name Heuer
The Harlem News 1918-04-19
Newspaper page from Belt Valley Times carrying the name Heuer
Belt Valley Times 1924-12-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 32,227 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Heuer in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,015 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heuer. The most, 242, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 901
South Australia 41
Victoria 35
New South Wales 23
Tasmania 9
ACT (Canberra) 4
Western Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Heuer,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Friedrich Theodor Heuer
    Carl Friedrich Theodor Heuer 1785–1854 · architect
  • Ferdinand Heuer
    Ferdinand Heuer 1815–1882 · teacher
  • Karsten Heuer d. 2024 · conservationist
  • Helen Heuer d. 1946
  • Johann Heuer d. 1569
  • Ernst Heuer d. 1996

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 Heuer,
in the records of 8 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 States1,213 records

1,213 records of the Heuer name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 590
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 280
  • Other U.S. records 343
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gerald H. Heuer

    Born 1918 in Oregon. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Lewis, Washington; foreman from Multnomah County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Johanne Heuer

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Moravia from Hamburg and Havre, aged 36; farmer. From Selza, Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Jerry Wayne Heuer

    Born 1946; from Sparta, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,213 records for Heuer in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · 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) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). 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).

Germany1,618 records

1,618 records of the Heuer name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,599
  • German emigration and citizenship files 17
  • Other German records 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Heuer

    Born 1892; from Winsen a. L. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 21 January 1916; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 3 August 1916; then listed as returned from captivity in the list of 2 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Friedrich Peter Heuer

    Emigrated to Poland in 1819.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Kunigunda Heuer

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Dornbach in 1861.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,618 records for Heuer in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands464 records

464 records of the Heuer name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 259
  • Dutch population registers 204
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Friderich Matthias Heuer

    Married in 1851 in Delft. Died 1863 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Frederica Mathia Heuer

    Born 1886 in Loon op Zand. Married in 1913 in Loon op Zand. Died 1961 in Loon op Zand.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrik Heuer

    Born 1850 in Hoorn. Died 1915 in Arnhem, aged 64.

    Open Archives, Westfries Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 464 records for Heuer 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).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Heuer name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 29
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Other Australian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Heuer

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the Etna, aged 25; 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 Gunther Herman Wilhelm Heuer

    Prison officer of Preston, Victoria; died 1995.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Brent Allen Heuer

    Died 1997; buried at Gungahlin Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Heuer in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Switzerland40 records

40 records of the Heuer name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Maria Heuer

    Married in 1739 in Stammheim, canton of Zürich; of Langdorf Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Kaspar Heuer

    Married in 1758 in Aawangen, canton of Zürich; of Langdorf Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Margaretha Heuer

    Married in 1710 in Elgg, canton of Zürich; of Kurzdorf Tg.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 40 records for Heuer in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France8 records

8 records of the Heuer 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 Karl Heinz Heuer

    Born 1963 in Germany; died 1993 in Leucate (Aude).

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

    Born 1891 in Wissembourg (Bas-Rhin); died 1974 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Werner Kurt Wilhelm Heuer

    Born 1935 in Germany; died 2000 in Gonesse (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Heuer 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).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Heuer name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Julianne Heuer

    Died 1948; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Heuer

    Buried in 1981 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 2 of 5 records for Heuer in Canada.

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

Norway3 records

3 records of the Heuer name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Wilhelm Heuer

    Census of 1910: Trondhjemsveien, Kristiania; "wærksmester", born 1870 in Germany.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Wilhelm Heuer

    Census of 1910: Trondhjemsveien, Kristiania; born 1896 in Kristiania.

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

Showing 2 of 3 records for Heuer in Norway.

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).

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