Explore the Family Name Hegg

The meaning of Hegg

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from hegg ‘bird cherry (tree)’. 2. Swedish: variant of Hägg (see Hagg) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. 3. Swiss German: variant of Heck 1. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Johan, Peer.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hegg saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hegg was ranked 16,977th in popularity and had a count of 1,544 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 19,716, showing a 16.13% decrease. The count or number of people with this surname also declined during this period by 11.53%, reducing from 1,544 to 1,366. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k also decreased by 19.3%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,977	#19,716	-16.13%
Count	1,544	1,366	-11.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.46	-19.3%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hegg

The ethnic identity associated with the Hegg surname demonstrated some shift according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders, Hispanics, and Blacks with this surname decreased by 13.10%, 23.20%, and 56.02% respectively. However, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as White, from 92.68% in 2000 to 94.29% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races increased by 17.28%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native population with the Hegg surname also rose by 30.77% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.68%	94.29%	1.74%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.9%	17.28%
Hispanic	1.81%	1.39%	-23.2%
Black	2.66%	1.17%	-56.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.84%	0.73%	-13.1%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.51%	30.77%