Heidler
surname · Latin script
Meaning: 1. derivative of the personal name Heidel, a pet form of Heidrich
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈhaɪdəɫɝ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Heidler is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- GBUnited Kingdom
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
1. derivative of the personal name Heidel, a pet form of Heidrich. 2. topographic name for a heath dweller, from Middle High German heide ‘heath’ -i- -(l)er suffix denoting an inhabitant. Heighton
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Friedrich Heidlerb. 1844CZCzech notary
- Ferdinand Heidlerb. 1881CZCzechoslovak member of Czechoslovak national parliament, minister of industry and Czechoslovak politician (1881–1928)
- Gustav Heidlerb. 1883CZCzechoslovak politician (1883-1930)
- Georg Heidlerb. 1891DEGerman politician (1891-1950)
- Franz Heidlerb. 1898DEGerman writer and singer (1898-1980)
- Alexander Heidlerb. 1916CZCzech roman catholic priest (1916-1980)
- Hans Heidlerb. 1927DEGerman politician (1927-2016)
- Gert Heidlerb. 1948DEEast German footballer
- Harald Heidlerb. 1965DEDr. rer. nat. Technische Universität Chemnitz 1996
- Betty Heidlerb. 1983DEGerman hammer thrower
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 15 sources across 7 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 734 | #31,516 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 605 | #35,239 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 557 | #42,002 |
| CZ Czechia | KdeJsme.cz — četnost jmen a příjmení (MVČR population register front-end) | — | 69 | #9,230 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 68 | #23,095 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 6 | #89,778 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 6 | #58,980 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #336,987 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 1 | #79,329 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Heidler come from?
- 1. derivative of the personal name Heidel, a pet form of Heidrich. 2. topographic name for a heath dweller, from Middle High German heide ‘heath’ -i- -(l)er suffix denoting an inhabitant. Heighton Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Heidler?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈhaɪdəɫɝ/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Heidler mean?
- Recorded meaning: 1. derivative of the personal name Heidel, a pet form of Heidrich.
- In which country does Heidler have the most bearers?
- Heidler is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Heidler”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.