Explore the Family Name Hedgeman

The meaning of Hedgeman

1. English: variant of Hedge ‘hedge, fence’. 2. Probably also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Heckmann. Compare Edgeman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hedgeman has seen a gradual increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 64,008 in terms of popularity in the United States. However, by 2010, it had risen in rank to 60,196, marking a 5.96% increase. The number of individuals bearing the Hedgeman surname also rose from 291 in 2000 to 335 in 2010, a 15.12% increase. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#60,196	5.96%
Count	291	335	15.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hedgeman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Hedgeman surname identified as Black in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.22%. The representation of this surname within the White population saw a decrease of 7.51%, dropping from 10.65% to 9.85%. At the same time, the Hedgeman surname emerged within the Hispanic community, accounting for 2.39% of the population in 2010, up from 0% in 2000. Similarly, there was a new presence of the surname within populations identifying as Two or More Races, accounting for 1.49% in 2010. Notably, there was no recorded presence of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.88%	85.07%	0.22%
White	10.65%	9.85%	-7.51%
Hispanic	0%	2.39%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.72%	0%	0%