Hegar is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.
Hegar is form 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.
Hegar is the variation of the Hager. The tall, slender man; the wild, untamed man; descendant of Hagar meaning "flight, or a stranger".
The surname Hegar is a variation of the Haag. Dweller in, or near, the hedged enclosure; keeper of the hedges or fences; one who came from The Hague, i.e., the hedge.
Hegar is variant of the 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 Hegar?
Hegar is common in United States, Belize, Czechia.
Hegar is ranked 512474 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Hegars plummeted by 5.37 per cent to 194 since 2000 and slipped by 9343 spots and ranked at 94311. The last name was found in merely 7 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 80.93 | 87.8 |
Black | 10.31 | 3.9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5.15 | 4.39 |
Others | 2.58 | 3.41 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Minna Hegar was 22 years old when she migrated to USA on December 19, 1853. She lived in Hessen and took Adonis from Bremen. Apothecary Wilh. Hegar, Professor Auguste Hegar, Carl Hegar (38) Weaver, Catherine Hegar, aged 32, are other Hegar that migrated to US from Bremen, Havre and Liverpool.
Hegar Namesakes
- Friedrich Hegar, Swiss composer, conductor, violinist
- Glenn Hegar, Glenn Allen Hegar Jr
Hegar Namesakes
- Friedrich Hegar, Swiss composer, conductor, violinist
- Glenn Hegar, Glenn Allen Hegar Jr
Related Family Names:
- Hegelberger
- Hegeler (Germany)
- Hegenberger
- Hegener
- Heger (Austria)
- Heggar (Scotland)
- Hegger
- Heginger
- Hegler
- Hegner (Germany)