The Hede Family Name

The spelling Hede grew out of Head, an English surname with a long paper trail. Taken at its root, Hede points to “Dweller at the top of a hill or valley”. Hede is listed among the recognised spellings of Head. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Heade.

French civil records give 599 births under the name Hede from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. There were 27 such births in the 1890s and 49 in the 1990s.

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