Haeger is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.
The family name Haeger is the form of Hager. The tall, slender man; the wild, untamed man; descendant of Hagar meaning "flight, or a stranger".
Lastname is the form of Haag. Dweller in, or near, the hedged enclosure; keeper of the hedges or fences; one who came from The Hague, i.e., the hedge.
Haeger is the variant of Haag. Of the Hague, i.e., the Hedge, or Place enclosed by a hedge. The proper name of the city of the Hague is 's Gravenhage, the Count's hedge.
Haeger is variant form of Haggard. 1. According to B.L.G. the family are supposed to be derived from the Ogards of county of Herts. 2. Haggard is a corruption of "hay-garth," a rick yard, and is so employed in Hall and Holinshed, as well as in several provincial dialects. See Garth - A yard, or any small enclosure. Also places in counties Montgomery and Glamorgan. It is a prefix to several names of places
3, and most probably, an ancient baptismal name which occurs in Domesday as Acard and Acardus, and in the Hundred Rolls as Hacgard.
How popular is Haeger?
As per 2010 US census, number of Haegers plummeted by 12.21 per cent to 489 since 2000 and slipped by 6443 spots and ranked at 44034. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.55 | 96.77 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1.23 | 1.26 |
Immigrants to US
From Germany
Martin Haeger was 30 years old when he migrated to USA on June 23, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as miller and took Neptune from Bremen. Adam Haeger, aged 24, Farmer Caroline Haeger, 18 years old Elisabeth Haeger, Magdaleine Haeger (19) Farmer, Miss-C. Haeger (22) Farmer, Of unknown age Therese Haeger, Farmer Christian Haeger, Marie Haeger (29) Tourist, and 114 other Haeger around 52.54% of whom were farmer while others worked as mason and laborer, merchant, joiner migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Bremen & Southampton and Hamburg & Southampton.
Haeger Namesakes
- Charlie Haeger, American former professional baseball pitcher
Haeger Namesakes
- Charlie Haeger, American former professional baseball pitcher