Heeg

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Heeg.

Proper noun

Heeg (plural Heegs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heeg is the 38050^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Heeg is most common among White (97.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heeg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested with certainty as hagakerke in 1245. Borrowed from West Frisian Heech, derived in turn from a compound of Proto-Germanic *hagan (“bush, hedge”) and kerk (“church”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦeːx/
• Hyphenation: Heeg
• Rhymes: -eːx

Proper noun

Heeg n

1. A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN