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

Hedgeman, 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 Hedgeman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hedgeman in America

Hedgeman is the 60196th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hedgeman surname appeared 335 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hedgeman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hedgeman 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 Hedgeman

The surname Hedgeman has its origins in England, dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old English words "hege" meaning hedge and "mann" meaning man, literally translating to "the man who lives by the hedge." This occupational surname was likely given to someone who lived or worked near a hedge or boundary.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in medieval records from the 13th century, with variations in spelling such as Heggeman and Hegeman. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Hegeman, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1274.

During the 14th century, the surname Hedgeman appeared in various historical documents, including the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1349, where a certain Robert Hegeman is mentioned. The name was also present in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1394, which recorded a transaction involving a William Hegeman.

In the 16th century, the surname Hedgeman was found in the parish records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where a family by the name of Hedgeman resided. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Richard Hedgeman, who was born in 1538 and served as a merchant in London.

The 17th century saw the migration of Hedgeman families to the American colonies, with records indicating their presence in New Amsterdam (modern-day New York) as early as 1653. One of the first recorded instances was Johannis Hedgeman, who arrived in New Amsterdam from the Netherlands in 1653 and became a prosperous landowner.

In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the Hedgeman surname was John Hedgeman (1730-1810), a British architect and surveyor who worked on several notable buildings in London, including the Adelphi Terrace and Somerset House.

Another prominent individual with this surname was William Hedgeman (1792-1867), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for South Staffordshire from 1841 to 1847.

Throughout the 19th century, the Hedgeman surname continued to be found in various parts of England and the United States, with families settling in areas such as Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hedgeman

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

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 Hedgeman 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 Hedgeman 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 Hedgeman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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