How does the family name Heller derive from Halle?

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How does the family name Heller derive from Halle?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Sgt Rock,

Heller has three different know origins, according to Swyrich.com, German; Jewish; English

German:
Spelling variations of this family name include: Heller, Hellern, Heler, Hellers, Hellerer, Helere, Hellere and many more.

First found in Bavaria, where this family made important contributions toward the development of this kingdom from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Rudolph Heller, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1728. Heinrich Haller came to Philadelphia in 1733; while Francis Heller landed in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1768.

English:
Spelling variations of this family name include: Hellier, Helliar, Helyar, Hellyer and others.

First found in Devonshire where they were seated from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Isaac, John and Peter Hellier, who settled in Virginia in 1654; Marjorie, Mary, Robert, Thomas Hellier settled in the Barbados between 1654 and 1684; Robert and Thomas Hellyer settled in Barbados in 1685.

Jewish:
No avialable history.

None of those historys explain the morph from Heller to Halle, so, Using the Soundex Calculator engine in Ellis Island site, you can produce Haller and the 'r', could easily be dropped off. So, my answer is that someone responsible for recording the name on entry on immigration somewhere, heard the name wrong, wrote what they thought, and now you have Helle.