Hagar is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hagar
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Hebrew, Hagar, a stranger; one fearing. Hygar, in the Welsh, is amiable, pleasing. Cornish British, Hegar means lovely, also a bondman, a slave. Gaelic Aigher signifies joy, gladness or mirth

How popular is Hagar?

Hagar is common in Egypt.

Hagar is ranked 34125 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hagar bearers increased by 8.427362 per cent in 2010 US census to 3075 since 2000, the surname slipped by 42 spots and ranked at 10458. The last name was found in around 10 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.4 92.24
Hispanic or Latino 2.89 1.62
Black 2.7 2.4
Others 2.34 2.08
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.95 0.99
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.67
Hagar is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Yemen which signifies that it is originated from Yemen. Around 14594 people have been found who wears Hagar as their family name. Hagar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,373 Sudan6
615,517 Russia6
119,730 Brazil3
90,215 Germany3
82,478 South Africa2
18,625 Japan2
10,858 Tunisia2
7,198 Maldives1
91,024 Belgium1
734 Chad1
492,292 Ukraine1
28,365 Kenya1
42,479 Greece1
17,768 Pakistan1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
7,895 South Korea1
1,005 The Gambia1
153,416 Italy1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,064 New Zealand31
21,901 Chile27
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
29,457 Australia78
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
108,018 Indonesia72
Countries with hundreds of Hagar:
50,822 India594
13,278 Canada286
11,767 Saudi Arabia269
29,416 England156
7,679 Israel141
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Hagar:
628 Yemen5,970
10,226 United States3,567
2,615 Egypt3,166
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Phillip Hagar was 27 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 30, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took Hyperion from Liverpool. Jeremiah Hagar (18) Immigrant, 21 years old Js. Hagar, 40 years old Daniel Hagar, are others that migrated to US.

Hagar Namesakes

  • Bobbi Hagar Harrell, Sammy Hagar's sister
  • Sammy Hagar, Vocalist
  • Hervé Hagard, Soccer player
  • Hervé Hagard, Soccer player
  • Oddbjørn Hågård, Politician
  • Edward Hagarty Parry, Soccer player
  • Sammy Hagar, Vocalist
  • Sammy Hagar, Vocalist
  • Sammy Hagar, Vocalist
  • Regan Hagar, Musician

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