Heyd surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Heyd surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 526 people carried this name — #39,378 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 339 people named Heyd.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Bas-Rhin 229
Paris 30
Haut-Rhin 29
Moselle 17
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Vosges 4
Doubs 4
Lot-et-Garonne 3

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

29 people named Heyd live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

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

Where they live today

Geneva 10
Fribourg 5
Solothurn 5
Vaud 5
Neuchâtel 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Heyd is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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