Explore the Family Name Heagle

The meaning of Heagle

Possibly an altered form of German Hägel, with Haegel as an intermediate form (see Hagel), or of Hegel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Heagle has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Heagle was ranked as the 48,380th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank 60,045, indicating a significant decrease of 24.11%. The number of individuals with the Heagle surname also decreased from 410 in 2000 to 336 in 2010, representing a decline of 18.05%. Proportionally, per 100,000 people, the usage of this surname fell by 26.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#60,045	-24.11%
Count	410	336	-18.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.11	-26.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heagle

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Heagle, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 94.63% in 2000 to 91.67% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.20% to 3.87%, representing a 75.91% change. There was also a notable increase for those identifying as Black, with the proportion rising from 1.46% to 2.08%, a 42.47% change. There were no individuals with the surname Heagle who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Two or more races during these years. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.22% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	91.67%	-3.13%
Hispanic	2.2%	3.87%	75.91%
Black	1.46%	2.08%	42.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	0%	0%