How common is the surname Hager?

21,106 people in the United States had the surname Hager in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,628 Americans. It ranked 1,707th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hager?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hager identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hager?

Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist, author, and television personality, followed by Leopold Hager.

Where is the surname Hager most common?

Wikidata records people named Hager in the United States, Austria and Australia.

Is the surname Hager getting more or less common?

More common. 20,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,106 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Hager

A surname, carried by 21,106 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hager is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,106 people named Hager in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,628 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,422.

#1,707

rank among US surnames

21,106

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,611)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,698	Carlton	21,202	14,562
#1,699	Tidwell	21,176	14,580
#1,700	Lovell	21,171	14,583
#1,701	Hoyt	21,169	14,585
#1,702	Spivey	21,161	14,590
#1,703	Jean	21,140	14,605
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621

Who is named Hager

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Hager identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hagers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jenna Bush Hager
American journalist, author, and television personality, born 1981
Leopold Hager
Austrian conductor, born 1935
Michelle Hager
Australian field hockey player, born 1966
John S. Hager
American politician (1818-1890)
Gerhard Hager
Austrian politician, 1942–2025

Notable Hagers come mostly from the United States (2), Austria (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hager

Hager has the Soundex code H260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H260.

Questions

How common is the surname Hager?: 21,106 people in the United States had the surname Hager in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,628 Americans. It ranked 1,707th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hager?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hager identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hager?: Jenna Bush Hager, American journalist, author, and television personality, followed by Leopold Hager.
Where is the surname Hager most common?: Wikidata records people named Hager in the United States, Austria and Australia.
Is the surname Hager getting more or less common?: More common. 20,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,106 in 2010, up 3.3%.