Hedges is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hedges
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The modern form of At-Hedge - first derived from residence near one.

A variation of Hedge. See Hedges - The modern form of At-Hedge - first derived from residence near one.

The lastname is the variant of Hedge. Dweller by a hedge.

Dweller by a hedge.

Hedges is variant of Hegge. One who lived near the hedged or fenced enclosure.

How popular is Hedges?

Hedges is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Scotland.

Hedges is ranked 21921 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hedges bearers increased by 2.71 per cent in 2010 US census to 9625 since 2000, the surname slipped by 201 spots and ranked at 3690. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.48 94
Black 2.5 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 2.17 1.5
Others 1.66 1.09
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.62 0.83
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.47
Hedges is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man lie ahead in terms of density. Around 24817 people have been found who wears Hedges as their family name. Hedges is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hedges:
3,461 United States13,111
Countries with thousands of Hedges:
1,119 England7,303
1,877 Australia2,079
Countries with hundreds of Hedges:
5,514 Canada823
1,663 New Zealand474
1,027 Wales331
34,124 South Africa142
4,059 Scotland118
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,535 Northern Ireland50
135,191 France49
41,363 Netherlands44
231,790 Thailand37
47,760 Spain29
5,642 Suriname19
1,008 Isle of Man18
10,207 Ireland16
205,224 Germany14
34,015 Norway14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
82,403 Belgium10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
291,344 Nigeria9
228,986 Philippines8
150,293 Malaysia7
77,571 Switzerland6
121,657 Italy6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 31 years old baker Charles Hedges who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on June 12, 1849 by Shannon put out from Bristol. Jane Hedges, aged 30, Baker Alfred Hedges, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

A. Hedges worked as butcher and hailed from Germany. 29 years old embarked for New York from Antwerp on Rhynland and arrived on June 30, 1883.

Hedges Namesakes

  • Peter Hedges, American novelist, playwright, screenwriter
  • Sid G. Hedges, British author of books and articles on swimming
  • Jared Hedges, writer/producer for television and video games
  • Ben Hedges, American athlete
  • Mike Hedges, British audio producer/engineer
  • Frederick Hedges, Canadian rower
  • Michael Hedges, American composer
  • Frederick William Hedges, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Chris Hedges, American journalist, Presbyterian minister
  • Lionel Hedges, English amateur first-class cricketer whose feats as a schoolboy at Tonbridge School led him to be named
  • Robbie Hedges, chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  • Joe Hedges, American rock singer, songwriter, musician
  • Bernard Hedges, Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan

Hedges Namesakes

  • Peter Hedges, American novelist, playwright, screenwriter
  • Sid G. Hedges, British author of books and articles on swimming
  • Jared Hedges, writer/producer for television and video games
  • Ben Hedges, American athlete
  • Mike Hedges, British audio producer/engineer
  • Frederick Hedges, Canadian rower
  • Michael Hedges, American composer
  • Frederick William Hedges, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Chris Hedges, American journalist, Presbyterian minister
  • Lionel Hedges, English amateur first-class cricketer whose feats as a schoolboy at Tonbridge School led him to be named
  • Robbie Hedges, chief of the Peoria tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
  • Joe Hedges, American rock singer, songwriter, musician
  • Bernard Hedges, Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan

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