Find out how popular the last name Haga is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Haga.

Haga, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Haga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Haga in America

Haga is the 10679th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Haga surname appeared 2,994 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Haga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Haga to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Haga

The surname Haga originated in Sweden during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old Norse word "hagi," which means a pasture or a meadow. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked on a pasture land.

In its earliest recorded form, the name appeared as "de Haga" in the 13th century Västergötland county records. This indicates that the name may have initially been used as a descriptor for someone who lived near a specific pasture or meadow called "Haga."

One of the earliest documented instances of the surname Haga can be found in the 14th century Swedish records, where a man named Erik Haga is mentioned. He was a landowner from the Västra Götaland region, born around 1325.

The name Haga is also associated with several place names in Sweden, such as Haga Park in Stockholm and Haga Castle in Gothenburg. These places likely derived their names from the Old Norse word "hagi," further reinforcing the connection between the surname and its meaning.

A notable figure with the surname Haga was Nils Haga, a Swedish soldier and explorer who was born in 1677. He participated in several expeditions to North America and is credited with mapping parts of the Hudson Bay region in the early 18th century.

Another prominent individual was Tomas Haga, a Swedish-born American businessman who lived from 1855 to 1935. He co-founded the Haga Corporation, a successful manufacturing company based in Chicago.

In the 19th century, a Swedish artist named Carl Haga gained recognition for his landscape paintings depicting the countryside of his homeland. He was born in 1827 and spent most of his life in the Dalarna region of Sweden.

The surname Haga can also be found in historical records from other Scandinavian countries, such as Norway and Denmark, further indicating its Nordic origins and connection to the Old Norse language.

Throughout its history, the surname Haga has maintained its strong ties to its linguistic roots, reflecting the agricultural and pastoral heritage of those who bore the name in the past.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Haga

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Haga.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Haga was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Haga has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Haga was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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