Heid

See also: heid and -heid

English

Etymology

German surname, from Middle High German heide; see modern German Heide (“heathland”).

Proper noun

Heid (plural Heids)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heid is the 8213^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4040 individuals. Heid is most common among White (90.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heid”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 154.

Anagrams

• Ihde, hide, hied

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German heide, from Old High German heida, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi, from Proto-Germanic *haiþī. Compare German Heide, Dutch heiden, English heathen.

Noun

Heid m (plural Heide)

1. heathen

Plautdietsch

Etymology

From Middle Low German heid, from Old Saxon hētha, from Proto-West Germanic *haiþi.

Noun

Heid m (plural Heiden)

1. heathen