Heffer is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Heffer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Heffer

How popular is Heffer?

Heffer is ranked 161507 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Heffers plummeted by 2.824859 per cent to 172 since 2000 and slipped by 8589 spots and ranked at 104156. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.77 97.74
Heffer is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Israel. Around 2285 people have been found who wears Heffer as their family name. Heffer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,755 Czech Republic5
720,003 Russia4
11,532 Croatia3
184,212 France3
5,630 Northern Ireland2
151,601 Spain1
7,191 Afghanistan1
18,969 Wales1
77,122 Sweden1
38,841 Scotland1
118,015 Netherlands1
28,746 Algeria1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
20,172 Hungary1
172,258 Germany1
24,771 Colombia1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,649 New Zealand71
Countries with hundreds of Heffer:
8,801 England747
19,321 South Africa310
37,583 Brazil302
10,934 Australia254
4,729 Israel236
98,750 United States229
31,340 Canada107
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Edward Heffer worked as servant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Joseph Badger and arrived on May 3, 1851.

Heffer Namesakes

  • Meghan Heffern, Actress
  • Carly Heffernan, Actress
  • Carly Heffernan, Playwright
  • Cathe Jane Heffernan, Kevin Heffernan's mother
  • Cathleen Heffernan, William O. Douglas' wife
  • Cecelia Heffernan, Author
  • Michael Heffernan, Politician
  • Debra Heffernan, American Politician
  • Fredrik Heffermehl, Writer
  • Gavin Heffernan, Filmmaker

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