Explore the Family Name Hegde

The meaning of Hegde

Indian (Karnataka): Bunt and Jain name, from Kannada heggaḍe, Old Kannada pergaḍe, meaning ‘chief, headman’ (from per ‘great’ + kaḍe ‘end, limit’). Some characteristic forenames: Indian Shankar, Dinesh, Kiran, Narayan, Subhash, Asha, Damodar, Dayanand, Deepak, Ganesh, Gopal, Jairaj.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hegde has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 55,609, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 30,570. This represented a jump of 45.03%. The count of people with the Hegde surname also rose dramatically during this period, going from 345 in 2000 to 763 in 2010 - an increase of 121.16%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Hegde surname per 100,000 people doubled from 0.13 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#30,570	45.03%
Count	345	763	121.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.26	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hegde

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hegde has remained largely consistent over the same timeframe, according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In both years, the majority of those with the Hegde surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, although there was a slight decrease from 95.65% in 2000 to 94.50% in 2010. A new category emerged in 2010: "Two or more races," which accounted for 2.36% of those with this surname. The percentage of those identifying as White showed a minor increase from 2.32% to 2.49%. The categories Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native each held steady at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	95.65%	94.5%	-1.2%
White	2.32%	2.49%	7.33%
Two or More Races	0%	2.36%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%