Explore the Family Name Heagy

The meaning of Heagy

Americanized form of Swiss German Haegi (also Hägi, Hägy), or Hegi. See Hagy. This surname is concentrated in PA.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Heagy has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,804th in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, dropping to 24,159th by 2010, a change of -10.8%. The count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 1,112 in 2000 to 1,041 in 2010, showing a decline of -6.38%. This indicates that the proportion of individuals with the surname Heagy per 100,000 people also fell from 0.41 to 0.35, a drop of -14.63%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,804	#24,159	-10.8%
Count	1,112	1,041	-6.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.35	-14.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heagy

The ethnicity associated with the surname Heagy also saw some changes during this period as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 0.63% in 2000 to 0.67% in 2010. The group identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase of 48.89%, going from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010. The majority of individuals with the surname Heagy identified as White, though this proportion saw a slight decline from 96.94% in 2000 to 95.68% in 2010. The percentage of those claiming Hispanic ethnicity rose significantly from 0.72% in 2000 to 1.25% in 2010. The Black population remained stable at 0% for both years, and there were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	95.68%	-1.3%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.34%	48.89%
Hispanic	0.72%	1.25%	73.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0.67%	6.35%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%