Hedger Surname
Approximately 4,851 people bear this surname
Hedger Surname Definition:
(English) Hedge-Maker [Middle English hegge, Old English hecg, a hedge + the agential suff. -ere)
Hedger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,224 | 1:162,976 | 16,584 |
| England | 1,320 | 1:42,211 | 5,399 |
| Australia | 1,044 | 1:25,858 | 3,520 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 786 | 1:31,012 | 4,126 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 449 | 1:111,846 | 11,111 |
Hedger (36) may also be a first name.
Hedger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Hedge-Maker [Middle English hegge, Old English hecg, a hedge + the agential suff. -ere)
(English) Dweller by a hedge.
A maker of hedges.
Hedger: he who made up the hedges.
Hedger Demographics
Average Male Hedger Height
176.74 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hedger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hedger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hedger is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Hedger? popularity and diffusion
It is the 97,787th most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,502,277 people. The surname Hedger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Hedger live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.
Hedger is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,224 people, or 1 in 162,976. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 10 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.
Hedger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hedger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hedger last name expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 260 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hedger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Hedger last name is chiefly Presbyterian (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hedger surname are 17.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hedger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning R 242,592 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,666 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% less than the national average, earning $46,288 CAD per year.
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Hedger Reference & Research
Hedges 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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