How common is the surname Heger?

1,977 people in the United States had the surname Heger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,169 Americans. It ranked 14,957th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heger?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heger?

Constantin Héger, Belgian professor (1809-1896).

Where is the surname Heger most common?

Wikidata records people named Heger in Belgium.

Is the surname Heger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,977 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Heger

A surname, carried by 1,977 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heger is more common than 90.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,977 people named Heger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,169 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,759.

#14,957

rank among US surnames

1,977

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+12.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,340)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,950	Ingold	1,978	156,090
#14,957	Toone	1,977	156,169
#14,965	Smathers	1,976	156,248

Who is named Heger

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

92% of people named Heger identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Hegers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Constantin Héger
Belgian professor (1809-1896)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heger

Heger has the Soundex code H260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H260.

Questions

How common is the surname Heger?: 1,977 people in the United States had the surname Heger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,169 Americans. It ranked 14,957th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heger?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Heger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heger?: Constantin Héger, Belgian professor (1809-1896).
Where is the surname Heger most common?: Wikidata records people named Heger in Belgium.
Is the surname Heger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,759 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,977 in 2010, up 12%.