How common is the surname Hagerty?

5,750 people in the United States had the surname Hagerty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,695 Americans. It ranked 5,983rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Hagerty?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hagerty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Hagerty?

Julie Hagerty, American actress, followed by Bill Hagerty.

Where is the surname Hagerty most common?

Wikidata records people named Hagerty in the United States.

Is the surname Hagerty getting more or less common?

More common. 5,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,750 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Hagerty

An Irish surname, carried by 5,750 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hagerty is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Haggerty

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,750 people named Hagerty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,695 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,405.

#5,983

rank among US surnames

5,750

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,866)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,974	Capers	5,759	53,611
#5,975	Rex	5,758	53,620
#5,976	Gregoire	5,757	53,630
#5,977	Sylvia	5,756	53,639
#5,978	Barden	5,755	53,648
#5,980	Pelton	5,753	53,667
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676

Who is named Hagerty

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

94% of people named Hagerty identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hagertys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Hagerty
American actress, born 1955
Bill Hagerty
American politician and diplomat (born 1959)
Mike Hagerty
American actor (1954–2022)
James Hagerty
American journalist (1909-1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hagerty

Hagerty has the Soundex code H263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H263.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Hagerty come from?: Variant of Haggerty
How common is the surname Hagerty?: 5,750 people in the United States had the surname Hagerty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,695 Americans. It ranked 5,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hagerty?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hagerty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Hagerty?: Julie Hagerty, American actress, followed by Bill Hagerty.
Where is the surname Hagerty most common?: Wikidata records people named Hagerty in the United States.
Is the surname Hagerty getting more or less common?: More common. 5,405 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,750 in 2010, up 6.4%.