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

Hegazy, 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 Hegazy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hegazy in America

Hegazy is the 84748th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hegazy surname appeared 221 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 Hegazy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hegazy 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 Hegazy

The surname Hegazy originated in Egypt, deriving from the Arabic name Hegazi, which traces its roots back to the 7th century AD. The name is thought to have originated from the Arabic word "hijaz," referring to the western region of the Arabian Peninsula.

Hegazy is believed to have been initially borne by individuals who hailed from this region or had ties to it. The earliest known records of the name date back to the 9th century, appearing in various historical manuscripts and chronicles from the region.

One notable early reference to the name can be found in the writings of the renowned Arab historian and geographer, Al-Masudi, who lived from 896 to 956 AD. He mentions individuals bearing the Hegazy name in his accounts of the region's history and culture.

As the Islamic empire expanded, the name Hegazy spread beyond the Arabian Peninsula, carried by travelers, traders, and scholars who ventured into other parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

In the 11th century, the name appears in records from Egypt, where it gained a strong foothold. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname was Ahmad al-Hegazy, a prominent scholar and jurist who lived from 1038 to 1101 AD.

During the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, which ruled from 1250 to 1517, the Hegazy name gained further prominence. Al-Malik al-Ashraf Hegazy, a Mamluk sultan who reigned from 1363 to 1377, was a notable figure bearing this surname.

In more recent history, the Hegazy name has been associated with several influential individuals. Muhammad Hegazy, an Egyptian philosopher and writer, lived from 1829 to 1891 and made significant contributions to the intellectual and literary landscape of his time.

Another prominent figure was Mahmoud Hegazy, an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a crucial role in the 1952 Egyptian Revolution. He served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1965 to 1967.

The name Hegazy has also been carried by notable artists and academics, such as the Egyptian painter and sculptor Abdel Hadi Hegazy (1892-1976) and the Egyptian-American computer scientist Salah Baouendi Hegazy (born 1943).

While the surname Hegazy originated in Egypt and the Arab world, it has since spread across the globe, carried by individuals of Egyptian and Arab descent who have settled in various countries and regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hegazy

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

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

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