Heggs Surname

313,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Heggs Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Eggers; a personal name.

Heggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6271:578,08447,352
England4341:128,38312,777
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia421:642,75544,739
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales41:773,63329,106
Isle of Man31:28,6073,614
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Heggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Eggers; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Heggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heggs occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Heggs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heggs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,426th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,078,020 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Heggs are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Heggs is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 578,084. In The United States Heggs is most common in: Georgia, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Heggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heggs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,135 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Heggs are 4.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Heggs earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning $37,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heggås9150/
Heaggs9115/
Haeggs911/
Hegg892,869/
Eggs891,465/
Hegs892/
Higgs8031,939/
Hoggs80202/
Heggø8090/
Heags8064/
Haggs809/
Chegg807/
Eiggs804/
Heggt804/
Geggs802/
Chegs802/
Heigs802/
Heegs802/
Hegst801/
Hyggs801/
Eeggs801/
Heugs801/
Hegse801/
Jeggs800/
Egg752,062/
Heg75597/
Egs758/
Chiggs732/
Higgse730/
Heuhgs730/
Huiggs730/
Higgsd730/
Hägg673,705/
Heeg673,673/
Gegg671,284/
Høeg67834/
Hegh67398/
Heig67151/
Oggs67136/
Jegg67130/
Hegt67115/
Heag6782/
Cheg6782/
Heks6775/
Higg6740/
Aggs6739/
Hags6729/
Hogs6720/
Jegs6718/
Higs6717/
Eigg677/
Gigs676/
Eags676/
Egse676/
Ihgs675/
Kheg675/
Hgig675/
Hehg674/
Ihgg674/
Eggø673/
Gegs673/
Eegg672/
Egqs672/
Hesq672/
Hegp672/
Jhgg671/
Hegz671/
Eugg671/
Hecg671/
Hegx671/
Hegq671/
Hegc671/
Heyg671/
Egsx671/
Iggs671/
Egsp671/
Egsh671/
Heug671/
Hejg671/
Hjeg671/
D'Higgs671/
Cheggue671/
Hekg671/
Hygs671/
Iegg671/
Eggt671/
Yhgg671/
Ahgs671/
Egks671/
Eggq671/

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