How common is the surname Hegg?

1,366 people in the United States had the surname Hegg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Hegg most common?

Wikidata records people named Hegg in the United States.

Is the surname Hegg getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Hegg

A surname, carried by 1,366 people in the United States.

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). Hegg is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,366 people named Hegg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,544.

#19,716

rank among US surnames

1,366

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-11.5%

change since 2000 (was #16,977)

Who is named Hegg

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

94% of people named Hegg identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heggs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Hegg
American cyclist, born 1963

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hegg

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

Questions

How common is the surname Hegg?: 1,366 people in the United States had the surname Hegg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 226,022 Americans. It ranked 19,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hegg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Hegg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Hegg?: Steve Hegg, American cyclist.
Where is the surname Hegg most common?: Wikidata records people named Hegg in the United States.
Is the surname Hegg getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,366 in 2010, down 12%.