Explore the Family Name Haessig

The meaning of Haessig

German (Hässig): 1. habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse, from the adjectival form of its German name (see Hessen 1). 2. from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name, formed with hadu ‘strife’, or from a pet form of Hermann or Heinrich. 3. unflattering nickname from Middle High German hazzec, hezzec ‘hostile, malevolent’. Compare Hassig. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Reiner.

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How common is the last name Haessig in the United States?

The surname Haessig has seen an increase in popularity over the years, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 73,154th in terms of popularity but climbed up to 72,105th by 2010, a rise of 1.43%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 247 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, marking an increase of 9.31%. However, the proportion of individuals with the Haessig surname remained steady at 0.09 per 100k people in both decades.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#72,105	1.43%
Count	247	270	9.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haessig

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals bearing the Haessig surname identify as White, constituting 94.33% in 2000 which slightly decreased to 93.70% in 2010. The census data also shows some diversification in the ethnicity identified with this surname. In 2010, about 2.96% of the Haessigs identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, and another 2.22% identified as being of two or more races. There were no recorded instances of people with the Haessig surname identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.33%	93.7%	-0.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.96%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.22%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%