Haim Surname Guide

If your family name is Haim, its origin lies with Heim, a long-established German surname. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Home”. Only a small detail separates the spellings: Haim has “a” where Heim has “e”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Heimann.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Haim surname had 336 bearers. French birth records list 303 children named Haim between 1891 and 2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Heim surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Haim family name pack.