Explore the Family Name Hagey

The meaning of Hagey

Americanized form of German Hage, reflecting its pronunciation as two syllables in German, or an altered form of Swiss German Hägi or its variant Hegi, see Hagy.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hagey saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,090th most common, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 38,050th position, marking a decrease of nearly 15%. The overall count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased from 652 in 2000 to 583 in 2010, representing a drop of around 10.58%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Hagey surname per 100k decreased from 0.24 to 0.2 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,090	#38,050	-14.99%
Count	652	583	-10.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.2	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hagey

The ethnic identity associated with the Hagey surname experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with the Hagey surname in 2000, by 2010, they represented 0.86% of the Hageys. Additionally, the number of individuals identifying with two or more races increased by 25.20%, going from 1.23% to 1.54%. However, the percentage of Hispanic Hageys fell by about 25%, going from 2.30% to 1.72%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Whites held steady at around 94%, while Black representation fell from 1.53% to zero. There was no recorded change for American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals bearing this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	94.85%	0.23%
Hispanic	2.3%	1.72%	-25.22%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.54%	25.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
Black	1.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%