Heckenberg is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.

Casper Theodore Heckenberg was born in Plymouth, England in 1810 to parents Harriet and Henry, who later moved to Hull.

Casper was a master mariner and operated ships between Sydney and Port Stephens in the logging trade.

The family bought land in the Liverpool area and some of the Heckenberg sons became well known woodchoppers.

James William Heckenberg was the Australasian Woodchopping Champion at the turn of the century.