A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Heiman family of Netherlands.
Reg. 1041 · Dutch, G–I
Coat of Arms & Family Crest Details
Symbols on this shield
fessThe military belt, and readiness to serve
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
treeLife, endurance and deep roots
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
Colours
Gold (Or)Means: Generosity
Blue (Azure)Means: Loyalty and truth
Black (Sable)Means: Constancy
Historical info
Source
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Blazon (the actual original written record)
“Ec.: au 1 d'or à un requin au nat., courbé en demi-cercle, la courbe en bas; au 2 d'or à deux fasces ondées d'azur; au 3 d'or à un arbre sec et arr. de sa.; au 4 de sin. à trois fleurs à cinq feuilles d'azur, tigées et feuillées au nat., rangées sur une terrasse au nat. C.: un requin iss., au nat.”
Netherlandsc. 1815
Where the Heiman Arms Were Recorded
Friesland
Map of Netherlands showing where the Heiman arms are recorded
The Heiman arms were recorded in Netherlands, c. 1815.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in Friesland.
Friesland was low, wet country on the northern coast of the Netherlands, farmed by families who had held the same land for centuries. Free landholders were unusually common there, and a free landholder could carry arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
Region
Friesland
First recorded
1815
Granting Authority for the Heiman Arms
Hoge Raad van Adel
Photograph made by me · CC BY-SA 3.0
The body that granted and recorded arms in Netherlands in this period.
William I of the Netherlands
Sovereign of the period
William I of the Netherlands
1815–1840
Reigning in Netherlands when the Heiman arms are first recorded.
How Arms Worked in Netherlands
In the Netherlands, coats of arms were often used by noble families and those who held specific public offices. These arms were passed down through the generations to legitimate descendants. Younger branches of a family usually kept the original design without needing to add special marks. This system ensured that the family identity remained clear and consistent over many years.
Granting authority
The Hoge Raad van Adel is the official body that regulates and manages noble titles and coats of arms in the Netherlands.
How they got arms
Families typically obtained their coats of arms through official royal grants or by proving their long-standing historical use of the symbols.
Where arms were recorded
Coats of arms are officially recorded in the registers held by the Hoge Raad van Adel, which began its work in 1814.
The family's standing
Recorded among the armigerous families of Netherlands.
Origin & History of the Heiman Family in Netherlands
The family name Heiman traces its roots back to the Germanic regions of Europe, where it functioned as a patronymic name derived from the given name Haimo. This name originally signified a person who was a master of their home or a protector of their settlement. By the early nineteenth century, the family established a notable presence in the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands. During this period, the Dutch government introduced formal civil registration laws that required families to adopt permanent surnames for official documentation. Because the Heiman name was already well-established in the region by 1815, it was recorded consistently in local population registers as the family transitioned into this new era of standardized record-keeping. These early ancestors were likely part of the agrarian or merchant classes that defined the social fabric of Frisian life during the post-Napoleonic era.
Related Branches & Arms
Root word
Haim
Germanic root meaning home or house.
This name
HeimanA patronymic name derived from a diminutive form of names containing the element home.
also spelled
Heiman
Hyman
Haymon
Heyman
Haiman
Documented Sources
J. B. Rietstap, Armorial Général, Gouda: G. B. van Goor Zonen, 1884–87
Tresoar, Bevolkingsregisters van Friesland (1811-1825)
Meertens Instituut, Nederlandse Familienamenbank (2010)
Huizinga, Frans, Stammen en Namen in Friesland (1948)
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fessThe military belt, and readiness to serve
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
treeLife, endurance and deep roots
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
fessThe military belt, and readiness to serve
mountThe ground held, and steadfastness upon it
treeLife, endurance and deep roots
roseThe seventh son, and beauty with grace
