# Haig (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haig/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old Norse.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norse |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,566 |
| US rank (2010) | 17,864 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 197,156 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.9% (1,596 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈheɪ̯ɡ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* Scottish and Irish surname of Norman origin, ultimately from Old Norse hagi (“enclosure”). Doublet of Haw. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac Thaoig, Mac Thaidhg, see McCaig.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haig in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haig in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Haig

- Sid Haig, American actor (1939–2019)
- Jack Haig, Australian cyclist
- Georgina Haig, Australian actress
- Al Haig, American pianist (1922-1982)
- David Haig, British actor
- Douglas Haig, actor (1920-2011)
- Jack Haig, British actor (1913–1989)

## Similar surnames

Haag, Hague, Hoag, Haug, Higa, Haga, High, Haugh, Hauge, Haigh, Hage, Hagy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.