The Heydt surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 859 people carried this name — #27,918 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 836 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Heydt.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Heydt 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 Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Heydt,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joist Hite d. 1760 · pioneer
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Alexandrina von der Heydt d. 1950
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Daniel van de Heydt d. 1911
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Martin Heydt d. 1704
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Franz Heydt 1550–1601 · politician
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Melchior Heydt 1580–1640 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Heydt.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Heydt is.
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