Explore the Family Name Heggie

The meaning of Heggie

Scottish (Fife): shortened form of MacKeggie, which is possibly a shortened, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic McIlhagga, where the eggie element may be from Mo-Fhèaga, a pet form for Saint Féichín.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Heggie saw a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it fell by 2.49% from 24,200 to 24,802. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased by 3.4%, moving from 971 in 2000 to 1,004 in 2010. Although the proportion per 100k people decreased by 5.56%, it was still relatively modest, dropping from 0.36 to 0.34.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,200	#24,802	-2.49%
Count	971	1,004	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heggie

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census show that there were some changes in identity associations for the surname Heggie between 2000 and 2010. The most significant change was observed among those identifying with two or more ethnicities, as this category saw an increase of 82.29%. During the same period, there was a slight increase in the percentage of individuals who identified as Black (from 23.89% to 25%) and Hispanic (from 1.44% to 1.59%). On the other hand, there was a small decrease in the percentage of people who identified as White, going from 71.06% to 68.92%. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities was suppressed for privacy reasons in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.06%	68.92%	-3.01%
Black	23.89%	25%	4.65%
Two or More Races	1.75%	3.19%	82.29%
Hispanic	1.44%	1.59%	10.42%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.13%	0%	0%