Heade: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

It is easy to miss Heade in an index if you only search for Head. Its meaning, shared with Head, is “Dweller at the top of a hill or valley”.

Heade coat of arms

There is no single Heade family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Spelling and variants

Heade adds “e” to Head, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Hede.

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