Explore the Family Name Hagwood

The meaning of Hagwood

1. Altered form of English Hogwood. This name is frequent in NC. Compare Hagewood and Hegwood. 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch Hagewoud (see Hagewood).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hagwood saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 21,791st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 23,386th spot, marking a decrease of 7.32%. The actual count of individuals with the last name Hagwood also decreased during this period, from 1,113 in 2000 to 1,088 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 2.25%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Hagwood per 100,000 fell by 9.76%, from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,791	#23,386	-7.32%
Count	1,113	1,088	-2.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hagwood

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals how the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hagwood has changed over time. Between 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded Hagwoods of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity. However, the proportion of Hagwoods identifying with two or more races significantly increased by 81.48%, from 1.62% to 2.94%. The percentage of white Hagwoods slightly dipped from 55.17% to 53.95%, a decrease of 2.21%. Hispanic Hagwoods saw a growth of 10.26%, albeit from a small base of 1.17% to 1.29%. Lastly, the proportion of Black Hagwoods remained fairly stable, decreasing only slightly from 41.51% to 41.36%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.17%	53.95%	-2.21%
Black	41.51%	41.36%	-0.36%
Two or More Races	1.62%	2.94%	81.48%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.29%	10.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%