How common is the surname Haig?

1,566 people in the United States had the surname Haig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,156 Americans. It ranked 17,864th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Haig?

Sid Haig, American actor (1939–2019), followed by Jack Haig.

Where is the surname Haig most common?

Wikidata records people named Haig in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Haig?

Haig is /ˈheɪ̯ɡ/, one syllable.

Is the surname Haig getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,566 in 2010, down 1.9%.

The surname Haig

A Norse surname, carried by 1,566 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈheɪ̯ɡ/ 1 syllable Soundex H200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Haig is more common than 89% of them.

Origin

Norse origin

* 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.

One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,566 people named Haig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,156 Americans. That is down 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,596.

#17,864

rank among US surnames

1,566

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,562)

Who is named Haig

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

88% of people named Haig identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Haigs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sid Haig
American actor (1939–2019)
Jack Haig
Australian cyclist, born 1993
Georgina Haig
Australian actress, born 1985
Al Haig
American pianist (1922-1982)
David Haig
British actor, born 1955
Douglas Haig
Actor (1920-2011)
Jack Haig
British actor (1913–1989)

Notable Haigs come mostly from the United States (3), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Haig

Haig has the Soundex code H200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H200.

Other Norse surnames

All 126 Norse surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Haig come from?: * 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.
How common is the surname Haig?: 1,566 people in the United States had the surname Haig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,156 Americans. It ranked 17,864th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Haig?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Haig identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Haig?: Sid Haig, American actor (1939–2019), followed by Jack Haig.
Where is the surname Haig most common?: Wikidata records people named Haig in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Haig?: Haig is /ˈheɪ̯ɡ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Haig getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,596 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,566 in 2010, down 1.9%.