German and Dutch: from the medieval personal name Heidrich,
which is in some instances a variant of Heinrich (see
Henry) with Heidenrich as an intermediary form (see
Heidenreich) or is composed of the elements haidu
‘appearance’, ‘personality’ + rih ‘power’, ‘rule’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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