Heinke Family Crest & Name History

If your family name is Heinke, its origin lies with Hein, a German surname. In origin, the name means “From Hein, a short form of Heinrich”. Heinke carries the diminutive ending -ke, so it began as a ‘little’ or affectionate form of Hein. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Heine, Henk and Heins.

About 405 people in the United States were recorded as Heinke in 2010, placing it 51,396 on the national list. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Henke.

Arms linked to Hein and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Heinke family name pack.