Explore the Family Name Hagemeister

The meaning of Hagemeister

North German: from Middle Low German hage ‘hedge, enclosure’ + meister, mēster ‘supervisor’, an occupational name for a person in charge of cultivating and settling new areas, who often became the civil administrator of the settlement. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Erwin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hagemeister has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 48,380th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 46,487th position, a change of approximately 3.91%. The total count of individuals with this surname also rose from 410 in 2000 to 458 in 2010, indicating an increase of about 11.71%. The proportion of people named Hagemeister per 100k individuals also saw a slight increase from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#46,487	3.91%
Count	410	458	11.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.16	6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hagemeister

The ethnic identity associated with the Hagemeister surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly white. In 2000, roughly 97.80% of individuals with this surname identified as white, a figure that slightly decreased to approximately 97.16% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.75% in 2010. It should be noted, however, that the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed due to privacy concerns in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.8%	97.16%	-0.65%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.75%	43.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%