# Hedges (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,625 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,690 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 32,077 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (9,371 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Hedges 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Hedges in the United States.

## People named Hedges

- Lucas Hedges, American actor
- Chris Hedges, American journalist
- Peter Hedges, American novelist, screenwriter, film director
- Michael Hedges, American guitarist (1953–1997)
- Matt Hedges, American soccer player
- Benjamin Hedges, American high jumper (1907–1969)
- Florence Hedges, American botanist (1878-1956)
- Austin Hedges, baseball player

## Similar surnames

Hodges, Hedgecock, Hutchison, Hitchcock, Hutcheson, Hotchkiss, Hathcock, Hodzic, Heathcock, Haithcock, Hadzic.

## 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.