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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Heeg.
Proper noun
Heeg (plural Heegs)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heeg is the 38050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Heeg is most common among White (97.6%) individuals.
Further reading
Dutch
Etymology
First attested with certainty as hagakerke in 1245. Borrowed from West Frisian Heech, derived in turn from a compound of Proto-Germanic *hagan (“bush, hedge”) and kerk (“church”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Heeg n
- A village and former municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN