Explore the Family Name Heglar

The meaning of Heglar

Probably an altered form of German Hägler (see Hagler and Hegler).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Heglar saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 64,934 to 68,345, representing a 5.25% decrease. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Heglar surname experienced a minor increase of 0.7% during the same period, rising from 286 in 2000 to 288 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, the figure declined by 9.09% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#68,345	-5.25%
Count	286	288	0.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Heglar

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnicity associated with the Heglar surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of Heglar bearers identified as White, although this group saw a slight decrease of 3.74% over the decade, dropping from 79.72% to 76.74%. The Black population bearing this surname increased marginally by 1.37%, moving from 16.78% to 17.01%. There was also an emergence of Hispanic individuals with the Heglar surname, registering at 2.78% in 2010 after being non-existent in 2000. The percentage of Heglar bearers identifying with two or more races grew significantly by 58.86%, albeit from a small base of 1.75% in 2000. Meanwhile, there were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations within the Heglar surname holders during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.72%	76.74%	-3.74%
Black	16.78%	17.01%	1.37%
Two or More Races	1.75%	2.78%	58.86%
Hispanic	0%	2.78%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%