Origin
- Country
- Germany
- Meaning
- From a German place name — the -heimer suffix means home or settlement
- Arrival Era
- German immigrant line
Known Family Members
- Herboldscheimer ancestorConnected through the Wolf line
The Herboldscheimer surname is of German origin, a compound place-name surname derived from a village or estate name. The -heimer suffix is common in German surnames and means 'home' or 'settlement.' The family traces through the Herman Louis Wolf line of Ruth's ancestors as German immigrants to America, carrying one of the more distinctive surnames in this genealogy.