# Heck (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/heck/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, possibly from German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,995 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,580 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,061 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (13,744 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /hɛk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English, Dutch and south German surname, all from words meaning "hedge," "enclosure," "fence," from *haggju. Compare Van Heck, Hatch.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Heck in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Heck in the United States.

## People named Heck

- Richard F. Heck, American chemist (1931–2015)
- Don Heck, American comics artist (1929–1995)
- Stanton Heck, actor (1877-1929)

## Similar surnames

Hack, Hock, Huck, Hayes, Hicks, Hess, House, Haas, Hays, Hickey, Hooks, Hawk.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.