Hainz Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Behind the Hainz surname stands Heinz, a German name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. It grew out of a personal name: “From Heinz, a pet form of Heinrich”.

• Hainz writes “a” in place of the “e” found in Heinz, a common scribal difference.
• The same family of names includes Heintz and Heinze.

Arms associated with the name

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