Heeren (surname)

Heeren is a Dutch and Low German patronymic surname.^[1] The now rare given name Heer, Heere or Here is a short form of names containing the Germanic root -her- ("army"), like Herman and Herbert.^[2] People with this surname include:

• Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren (1760–1842), German historian
• Cor Heeren (1900–1976), Dutch racing cyclist
• Friedrich Heeren (1803–1885), German chemist
• Henri Heeren (born 1974), Dutch footballer
• Irma Heeren [de; fr; nl] (born 1967), Dutch duathete and triathlete
• Paul Heeren (born 1954), Australian guitarist and songwriter

Variants

• Achille Vander Heeren (1880–1956), Belgian Catholic biblical scholar
• Aimée de Heeren (1903–2006), Brazilian socialite, wife of Rodman Heeren