About Heerema
The surname Heerema is of Dutch origin and is derived from the personal name Heere, which means "army" or "warrior" in Old Dutch. The suffix -ma is a common patronymic ending in Dutch surnames, indicating "son of." Therefore, Heerema can be interpreted to mean "son of Heere" or "descendant of the warrior." This surname likely originated as a patronymic name for someone whose father or ancestor had the given name Heere.
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The surname Heerema is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Heerema based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Heerema is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Heerema in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Heerema using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.