Explore the Family Name Hegge

The meaning of Hegge

1. Dutch and German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name with the first element agi ‘point, edge (of a sword)’, e.g. Egbert. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, either from Old Norse Heggvin from heggr ‘bird cherry (tree)’ + vin ‘meadow’, or from hegg (indefinite plural of heggr) alone. 3. Altered form of Swedish Hägge (see Hagg). Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels, Niels.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Hegge surname has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,742 in popularity, whereas by 2010 it had dropped to 22,924, a decrease of 5.44%. The count for the name remained constant at 1,116 individuals, but the proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease from 0.41 to 0.38, a fall of 7.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,742	#22,924	-5.44%
Count	1,116	1,116	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hegge

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some changes over a decade. The percentage of Hegges identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.90% to 1.08%, marking a 20.00% growth. There was a significant leap in those identifying as belonging to two or more races from 0.72% to 1.34%, an increase of 86.11%. The largest ethnic identity group, White, saw a slight decline from 96.59% to 94.80%, a decrease of 1.85%. The percentage of Hispanic Hegges nearly doubled, going from 0.99% to 1.88%, a growth of 89.90%. The numbers for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native Hegges were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	94.8%	-1.85%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.88%	89.9%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.34%	86.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.08%	20%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%