What is "helwig"

Helwig is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andreas Helwig (1572–1643), German classical scholar and linguist
• David Helwig (born 1938), Canadian poet
• Hans Helwig (1881–1952), German Nazi concentration camp commandant
• John Helwig (1927–1994), American football player
• Maggie Helwig (born 1961), Canadian poet
• Martin Helwig (1516–1574), German cartographer from Silesia
• Paul Helwig (1893–1963), German stage-manager, script-writer, philosopher and psychologist