Hedgeman Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hedgeman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hedgeman,' a hedger, one who made fences.

Hedgeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3631:998,50973,813
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Hedgeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the hedgeman,' a hedger, one who made fences.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hedger: he who made up the hedges.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Hedgeman Last Name Facts

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

Hedgeman occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedgeman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 757,040th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name Hedgeman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hedgeman are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 363 people, or 1 in 998,509. In The United States Hedgeman is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Alabama, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Hedgeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hedgeman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hedgeman surname grew 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hedgeman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hedgeman surname are 6.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hedgeman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.16% less than the national average, earning $37,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.92% less than the national average, earning $38,792 CAD per year.

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