Heller is used as a family name or surname in Israel, Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Heller
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Israel, Germany, England
Meaning:

Vivary of Vivary mount.

One who came from Halle, in Germany; one nicknamed after the old heller, an obsolete copper coin worth about a fourth of a cent.

How popular is Heller?

Despite the fact that the number of Heller bearers increased by 0.01 per cent in 2010 US census to 25373 since 2000, the surname slipped by 125 spots and ranked at 1399. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.13 95.27
Hispanic or Latino 2.2 1.42
Black 1.71 1.68
Others 1.19 0.97
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.58 0.45
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.19 0.21

Immigrants to US

From Italy

J.M Heller was 26 years old when he migrated to New York on November 3, 1882. He lived in Italy where he worked as cook and took France from Havre.

From Germany

Elizab. Heller from Germany aboard the Prince Arthur from Havre on June 17, 1852. She is registered to be 15 years old when she arrived in USA. Peter Heller (37), Farmer Jacob Heller, Juliane Heller (55) Farmer, Farmer Julius Heller, 16 years old Nicolle Heller, Shoemaker Barbara Heller, Dorothea Heller, aged 8 months old, Jacob Heller, aged 30, and 1435 other Heller around 41.71% of whom were farmer while others worked as shoemaker and lender, cooper, laborer, merchant, cultivator, weaver, carpenter, baker, mechanic, daughter, undefined code, tailor, locksmith, fanner, joiner, brewer, saddler, musician, servant, blacksmith, confectioner, clerk, miller, painter, cabinet maker, butcher, goldsmith, smith, mason, spinster, tanner, student, hair dresser, miner, waiter, shepherd, stone cutter, gentleman, cook, gardener, glazier, engineer, bricklayer, tourist, cigar maker, seamstress, barber, dressmaker, peddler migrated to US.

Heller Namesakes

  • Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist
  • Zoë Heller, English journalist and novelist
  • Fanya Heller, noted Holocaust survivor
  • Pete Heller, English electronic and house music producer
  • Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi and Talmudist
  • Seligmann Heller, Austrian poet and journalist; born at Raudnitz, Bohemia
  • László Heller, Hungarian professor credited with inventing the Heller–Forgó cooling system for power stations
  • André Heller, Austrian artist, author, poet, singer
  • Elinor Raas Heller, American academic administrator
  • Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller, Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia
  • Erich Heller, British essayist
  • Camill Heller, zoologist and anatomist
  • Louis B. Heller, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Karl Borromaeus Maria Josef Heller, Austrian entomologist
  • Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher and lecturer
  • Edmund Heller, American zoologist
  • Eric J. Heller, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University
  • Robert Heller, English magician, mentalist, and musician
  • Bruno Heller, English screenwriter, producer and director
  • Jerry Heller, American music manager and businessman
  • Michał Heller, Polish professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II
  • Walter Heller, leading American economist of the 1960s
  • Otto Heller, Czech cinematographer long resident
  • Dean Heller, American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States Senator
  • Will Heller, former American football tight end He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Skip Heller, Philadelphia singer, songwriter, and guitarist
  • Ehrhardt Heller, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
  • Marcel Heller, German footballer
  • Randee Heller, American television and film actress
  • Joseph Heller, American author of novels, short stories
  • Seymour Heller, storied American talent agent and artist's manager
  • Henry B. Heller, American politician from the state of Maryland
  • Lukas Heller, German-born screenwriter
  • Ruth Heller, children's author and graphic artist

Heller Namesakes

  • Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist
  • Zoë Heller, English journalist and novelist
  • Fanya Heller, noted Holocaust survivor
  • Pete Heller, English electronic and house music producer
  • Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller, Bohemian rabbi and Talmudist
  • Seligmann Heller, Austrian poet and journalist; born at Raudnitz, Bohemia
  • László Heller, Hungarian professor credited with inventing the Heller–Forgó cooling system for power stations
  • André Heller, Austrian artist, author, poet, singer
  • Elinor Raas Heller, American academic administrator
  • Aryeh Leib HaCohen Heller, Rabbi, Talmudist, and Halachist in Galicia
  • Erich Heller, British essayist
  • Camill Heller, zoologist and anatomist
  • Louis B. Heller, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Karl Borromaeus Maria Josef Heller, Austrian entomologist
  • Ágnes Heller, Hungarian philosopher and lecturer
  • Edmund Heller, American zoologist
  • Eric J. Heller, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Physics at Harvard University
  • Robert Heller, English magician, mentalist, and musician
  • Bruno Heller, English screenwriter, producer and director
  • Jerry Heller, American music manager and businessman
  • Michał Heller, Polish professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II
  • Walter Heller, leading American economist of the 1960s
  • Otto Heller, Czech cinematographer long resident
  • Dean Heller, American businessman and politician serving as the senior United States Senator
  • Will Heller, former American football tight end He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Skip Heller, Philadelphia singer, songwriter, and guitarist
  • Ehrhardt Heller, Canadian ice hockey defenceman
  • Marcel Heller, German footballer
  • Randee Heller, American television and film actress
  • Joseph Heller, American author of novels, short stories
  • Seymour Heller, storied American talent agent and artist's manager
  • Henry B. Heller, American politician from the state of Maryland
  • Lukas Heller, German-born screenwriter
  • Ruth Heller, children's author and graphic artist

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