Heap Name Meaning: Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'heap' which meant hill or mound.
Originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'heap' meaning hill or mound, which became popular after the Norman Conquest. A name which may have been given to someone who lived near or on a hill. Also a popular surname in Lancashire where there is a place known as 'Heap Bridge'.
Discover how your Heap ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 118 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 16 |
| Derbyshire | 61 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 0 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 27 |
| Lancashire | 3,307 |
| Leicestershire | 75 |
| Lincolnshire | 1 |
| London | 93 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 6 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 23 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 3 |
| Somerset | 9 |
| Surrey | 4 |
| Sussex | 5 |
| Staffordshire | 145 |
| Warwickshire | 67 |
| Westmorland | 32 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 10 |
| Yorkshire | 930 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 970 |
| Cotton Weaver | 427 |
| House Keeper | 73 |
| Coal Miner | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Cotton Operative | 36 |
| Cotton Winder | 33 |
| Stone Mason | 33 |
| Woollen Weaver | 26 |
| Cotton Spinner | 23 |
| Grocer | 23 |
| House Wife | 23 |
| Worsted Weaver | 22 |
| Carter | 21 |
| General Labourer | 21 |
| Annuitant | 18 |
| Joiner | 18 |
| Labourer | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Farmers Wife | 16 |
| General Servant | 15 |
| Cotton Piecer | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Milliner | 11 |
| Weaver Cotton | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Heap | 2,799 |
| John Heap | 2,530 |
| James Heap | 1,925 |
| William Heap | 1,879 |
| Elizabeth Heap | 1,476 |
| Sarah Heap | 1,420 |
| Thomas Heap | 1,149 |
| Alice Heap | 861 |
| Ann Heap | 792 |
| George Heap | 698 |
| Jane Heap | 670 |
| Henry Heap | 667 |
| Joseph Heap | 667 |
| Margaret Heap | 569 |
| Richard Heap | 516 |
| Ellen Heap | 498 |
| Hannah Heap | 491 |
| Robert Heap | 467 |
| Martha Heap | 466 |
| Annie Heap | 413 |
| Samuel Heap | 413 |
| Betty Heap | 320 |
| Charles Heap | 289 |
| Eliza Heap | 284 |
| Harry Heap | 282 |