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    The surname Hedgepeth

    A surname, carried by 3,327 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H321

    Hedgepeth: #9,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Hedgepeth #9,741, 3,327 people Hedgepeth: #9,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Hedgepeth #9,741, 3,327 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hedgepeth is more common than 94% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,327 people named Hedgepeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,800 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,159.

    #9,741
    rank among US surnames
    3,327
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #9,442)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,734Strode3,33192,689
    #9,735Crispin3,33092,716
    #9,736Clymer3,32992,744
    #9,741Raven3,32792,800
    #9,745Phoenix3,32692,828
    #9,747Frady3,32592,856

    Who is named Hedgepeth

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

    57% of people named Hedgepeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 34%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 4.0%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Hedgepeths

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Whitney Hedgepeth
      American swimmer, born 1971

    Questions

    How common is the surname Hedgepeth?
    3,327 people in the United States had the surname Hedgepeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,800 Americans. It ranked 9,741st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Hedgepeth?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Hedgepeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Hedgepeth?
    Whitney Hedgepeth, American swimmer.
    Where is the surname Hedgepeth most common?
    Wikidata records people named Hedgepeth in the United States.
    Is the surname Hedgepeth getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,327 in 2010, up 5.3%.