Heggie Surname

102,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Heggie Surname Definition:

HEGGIE, Higgie: A shortened form of MaCkeccie, which see. Donald Hegy, 'pypar,' had a remission from Queen Mary for assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle, 1546 (RSS.). Patrick Hegy had sasine of lands in Perthshire, 1567 (ER.

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Heggie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4181:255,61324,212
Scotland8921:6,002968
England7131:78,1468,768
Australia6271:43,0555,467
Canada5301:69,5207,971
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Wales781:39,6733,883
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Chile371:476,12112,335
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7631:4,906764
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Heggie (25) may also be a first name.

Heggie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HEGGIE, Higgie: A shortened form of MaCkeccie, which see. Donald Hegy, 'pypar,' had a remission from Queen Mary for assisting the English in burning the town of Dunnone and besieging the castle, 1546 (RSS.). Patrick Hegy had sasine of lands in Perthshire, 1567 (ER., XIX, p. 557), Barbara Heagie was heir portioner of James Heagie, merchant burgess of Stirling, 1617 (Inquis., 708), Janet Heggie, witness in Burntisland, 1640 (PBK., p. 167), Andrew Hegie, junior, burgess of Stirling, 1642 (Inquis., 2762), and John Heggie was schoolmaster at Forfar in 1670 (Lamont, Diary, p. 222). Three generations of Heggies were employed in succession in the Carron Ironworks (Gibson, Lairds, p. 201). Heagy 1599, Heegie 1642.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Heggie Last Name Facts

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

Heggie is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggie? popularity and diffusion

Heggie is the 102,954th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,594,300 people. The last name Heggie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Heggie are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,418 people, or 1 in 255,613. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 12 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Heggie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heggie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 927 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,049 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heggie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Heggie surname is principally Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heggie surname are 8.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Heggie earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.49% more than the national average, earning R 350,484 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggies921/
Hegge916,317/
Heggi91759/
Eggie91259/
Hegie91108/
Haggie83532/
Higgie83520/
Geggie83256/
Chegge8387/
Hoggie837/
Heyggi837/
Cheggi834/
Heagie832/
Eggies832/
Heggey831/
Chegie831/
Heygie830/
Heegge830/
Egge805,671/
Hege803,807/
Hegi801,960/
Eggi80228/
Egie80113/
Cheggeh779/
Cheggey771/
Chege7389,929/
Heise7327,493/
Heger7316,805/
Hedge737,379/
Higgi73789/
Jegge73552/
Edgie73438/
Heege73313/
Hegić73277/
Heije73147/
Heagi73121/
Heged73117/
Hezie7354/
Heize7342/
Higie7336/
Eggea7334/
Gegge7331/
Khege7325/
Chegi7324/
Heige7321/
Aggie7320/
Jeggi7318/
Heget7315/
Heges7313/
Geggi739/
Hesie737/
Hygge737/
Khegi736/
Hetge736/
Heigi735/
Heyge735/
Hegis735/
Eigge735/
Hegej735/
Hegeď735/
Oggie734/
Higge734/
Egieh733/
Hedgi732/
Hehge732/
Heage732/
Hygie732/
Eggey732/
Iggie732/
Eggih732/
Hegee731/
Hgege731/
Eagie731/
Eegie731/
Hegey731/
Hegea731/
Heygi731/
Eigie731/
Eagge730/
Hegez730/
Ege6725,237/
Hedges6724,819/
Heiser6713,163/
Egi675,541/
Hedger674,851/
Heisey672,839/
Heizer671,970/
Heeger671,890/
Heizei67901/
Heiges67509/
Heijer67328/
Heisei67308/
Giggie67236/
Heiger67225/
Heijes67114/
Heigis6782/
Heagey6764/
Chedge6743/
Headge6742/
Hejger6737/
Hegeds6733/
Heijse6730/
Cheize6727/
Cheger6721/
Herzie6716/
Hedgis6715/
Chigge6710/
Heisie679/
Chegis678/
Cheges678/
Hegesh677/
Khedge677/
Khedgi677/
Heihse677/
Chezgi677/
Heager675/
Higgih675/
Chezie675/
Chesie674/
Cheise674/
Chiggi674/
Cheget673/
Heiget673/
Chhegi673/
Khezie673/
Chigie673/
Heises673/
Hesieh673/
Heyger673/
Haigie672/
Hehege672/
Hehger672/
Kheize672/
Aheise672/
Higgia672/
Hezzie671/
Chetge671/
Chegey671/
Chhege671/
Jeaggi671/
Hegist671/
Heijej671/
Heijey671/
Eedgie671/
Hoesie671/
Hegech671/
Hegeth671/
Hedgeh671/
Heisøe671/
Heitge671/
Haesie671/
Cheige671/
Cheegi671/
Chegid671/
Eigieh671/
Hegess671/
Heddge670/
Heages670/
Hedgee670/
Heiset670/
Heidge670/
Heagis670/
Hetgey670/
Hettge670/
Hesget670/
Heizey670/
Hedget670/
Higgee670/
Heasie670/
Higgey670/

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