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

Heguy, 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 Heguy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Heguy in America

Heguy is the 147253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Heguy surname appeared 112 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 Heguy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Heguy 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 Heguy

The surname Heguy is of Spanish origin, specifically from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France. It is derived from the Basque word "egur," which means "wood" or "timber." The name likely originated in the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century, when surnames began to emerge as a way to identify individuals beyond just their given names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Heguy surname appears in the 14th-century manuscript "Cartulario de San Millan de la Cogolla," which was a collection of documents related to the Monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. The surname was spelled as "Heguie" in this document, reflecting the historical variations in spelling common during that time.

In the 15th century, the Heguy name can be found in various official records from the Basque provinces of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. For example, a certain Juan Heguy de Arantzazu was mentioned in a document from 1492 concerning a land dispute in the town of Arantzazu, located in Gipuzkoa.

The Basque region has a rich tradition of woodworking and forestry, which may explain the origins of the Heguy surname as being associated with those involved in the timber trade or related occupations. It is possible that the earliest bearers of the name were involved in activities such as lumberjacking, carpentry, or charcoal production.

Notable individuals with the Heguy surname throughout history include:

1. Pedro Heguy (c. 1520 - 1590), a Basque architect known for his work on the Cathedral of Santo Domingo in Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain.

2. Juan Bautista Heguy (1746 - 1812), a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Royal Navy and participated in the Battle of Trafalgar.

3. Martina Heguy (1788 - 1864), a Basque writer and poet from Donostia-San Sebastián, known for her poems in the Basque language.

4. Ramón Heguy (1834 - 1909), a Basque businessman and philanthropist who founded several schools and charitable organizations in Bilbao, Spain.

5. Ignacio Heguy (1892 - 1976), a Spanish-born American artist and sculptor who was active in the early 20th century in New York City.

While the Heguy surname is most closely associated with the Basque region, it has since spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to various countries due to emigration, particularly to the Americas and other Spanish-speaking nations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Heguy

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

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

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