Explore the Family Name Hegel

The meaning of Hegel

German: 1. topographic name from a diminutive of Middle High German hac ‘hedge, enclosure’. 2. from a pet form of the personal name Hugo (see Hugh) or Hagen 2. 3. diminutive of a metonymic occupational name for the owner or keeper of a breeding bull, Middle High German hagen. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernd, Gerhard, Hermann, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hegel saw a minor decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hegel was ranked 30,229 in popularity with a count of 731, representing a proportion of 0.27 per 100k people. Ten years later, in 2010, the ranking dropped to 31,251 with an increase in count to 742. This indicates a change of -3.38 in rank and 1.5 in count, while the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -7.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,229	#31,251	-3.38%
Count	731	742	1.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hegel

Regarding ethnicity for those with the Hegel surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were slight shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority identified as White, making up 94.39% in 2000 and slightly rising to 94.61% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities increased from 1.37% to 1.62%. Asian/Pacific Islander representation fell from 1.09% to 0.81%, and the Hispanic population saw a slight decrease from 2.6% to 2.56%. There was no change with Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.39%	94.61%	0.23%
Hispanic	2.6%	2.56%	-1.54%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.62%	18.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	0.81%	-25.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%