Hegar is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hegar
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Germany
Meaning:

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
White 80.93 87.8
Black 10.31 3.9
Hispanic or Latino 5.15 4.39
Others 2.58 3.41
Hegar is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Belize have the last name. Around 637 people have been found who wears Hegar as their family name. Hegar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Hegar:
86,781 United States296
649 Belize110
16,761 Czechia105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
149,807 Indonesia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
25,592 Switzerland25
163,016 Germany21
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
205,175 Canada9

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

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