Hager Surname
Approximately 65,594 people bear this surname
Hager Surname Definition:
A claim was pursued against Isobel Hagger in Stitchill, 1723 (Stitchill, p. 185). The name occurs in Suffolk in thirteenth century as Hacgard (Guppy, p. 85). compare English surname Haggard.
Hager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,726 | 1:12,618 | 1,571 |
| Germany | 12,035 | 1:6,689 | 825 |
| Egypt | 6,925 | 1:13,276 | 1,583 |
| Austria | 6,299 | 1:1,352 | 94 |
| Sudan | 3,080 | 1:12,179 | 1,700 |
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Switzerland | 1,287 | 1:6,381 | 1,005 |
| Canada | 735 | 1:50,130 | 6,088 |
| Iraq | 592 | 1:59,158 | 2,196 |
| France | 462 | 1:143,772 | 22,175 |
| Syria | 427 | 1:45,201 | 2,508 |
| Netherlands | 320 | 1:52,772 | 9,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| England | 281 | 1:198,285 | 17,371 |
| South Africa | 241 | 1:224,804 | 23,422 |
| Brazil | 239 | 1:895,709 | 32,172 |
| Sweden | 206 | 1:47,800 | 3,721 |
| Australia | 164 | 1:164,608 | 17,026 |
| Israel | 143 | 1:59,844 | 7,631 |
| Denmark | 137 | 1:41,202 | 4,292 |
| Norway | 59 | 1:87,157 | 12,054 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Romania | 45 | 1:446,175 | 35,142 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Ecuador | 32 | 1:497,058 | 10,858 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Chile | 22 | 1:800,749 | 17,445 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 99 | 1:246,216 | 18,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,939 | 1:12,749 | 1,641 |
The alternate forms: Häger (3,533) & Háger (171) are calculated separately.
Hager (89,354) may also be a first name.
Hager Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A claim was pursued against Isobel Hagger in Stitchill, 1723 (Stitchill, p. 185). The name occurs in Suffolk in thirteenth century as Hacgard (Guppy, p. 85). compare English surname Haggard.
(English) The tall, slender man; the wild, untamed man; descendant of Hagar (flight, or a stranger).
Hager Demographics
Average Male Hager Height
176.65 cm
Average Female Hager Height
164.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hager Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hager (Arabic: هيجر, Georgian: ჰაგერ) is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Häger or Háger. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hager? popularity and diffusion
The surname Hager is the 8,665th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 111,101 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Hager are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 11,262nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 89,354 people.
The last name Hager is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 28,726 people, or 1 in 12,618. In The United States Hager is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 6 percent live, Ohio, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Hager exists in 89 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.
Hager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hager has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hager surname rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 284 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hager Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hager last name are 13.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hager earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.65% more than the national average, earning R 360,372 per year; in United States they earn 1.98% less than the national average, earning $42,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning $55,481 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hager Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hager in the Georgian language | ||
| ჰაგერ | hager | - |
| Hager in the Arabic language | ||
| هيجر | hyjr | - |
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Hager Reference & Research
Hagger One-name Study - A profile of the Hagger surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Hagger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Hagger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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