Hagedorn Surname

25,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hagedorn Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Dweller near a hawthorn tree.

Hagedorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany13,2541:6,074738
United States5,8601:61,8537,241
Denmark4861:11,6151,110
Canada3231:114,07312,141
Brazil2191:977,50834,716
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Poland1231:309,01436,525
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
England641:870,59545,570
Philippines601:1,687,304110,517
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Chile481:367,01010,126
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales101:309,45316,869
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Austria91:946,15970,786
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
France31:22,140,907385,998
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

The alternate forms: Hägedorn (41) are calculated separately.

Hagedorn (26) may also be a first name.

Hagedorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Dweller near a hawthorn tree.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hagedorn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Hagedorn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Hagedorn is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Hägedorn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hagedorn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hagedorn is the 25,578th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 345,857 people. The last name Hagedorn is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Hagedorn reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hagedorn is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent forename throughout the world It is held by 26 people.

The last name Hagedorn is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 13,254 people, or 1 in 6,074. In Germany Hagedorn is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany Hagedorn exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Hagedorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hagedorn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hagedorn surname rose 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hagedorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hagedorn are 15.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hagedorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning R 219,540 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $50,102 CAD per year.

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