Explore the Family Name Hedgpeth

The meaning of Hedgpeth

English: variant of Hudspeth. Compare Hedgepeth.

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

The surname Hedgpeth, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 24,180 in 2000 to 25,202 in 2010, indicating a decline of about 4.23%. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with this surname slightly increased from 972 in 2000 to 983 in 2010, a growth of just over 1%. This suggests that while the surname may have become slightly less common in relation to other surnames, the number of individuals identified as Hedgpeth marginally increased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,180	#25,202	-4.23%
Count	972	983	1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hedgpeth

In terms of ethnicity, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census, the Hedgpeth surname was primarily associated with individuals identifying as White, representing 88.48% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 88.50% in 2010. Those identifying as Black comprised the next largest group, though their representation decreased by approximately 18.43%, from 5.86% in 2000 to 4.78% in 2010. An increase was noted within the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which climbed from 2.37% in 2000 to 2.95% in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Hedgpeth that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, while those identifying as Hispanic emerged in 2010, making up 1.93% of the population with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.48%	88.5%	0.02%
Black	5.86%	4.78%	-18.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.37%	2.95%	24.47%
Hispanic	0%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.54%	0%	0%