Last Name HEDGES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Local: At the hedge, from residence thereby. Local: A fence of thorn-bushes; a thicket of shrubs; an inclosure of shrubs or small trees.

Origin	English, Irish, Belgian

Rank	3,489 (2000 US census)	3,542 (1990 US census)

Count	9,371 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

94%, or 8809 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
2.1%, or 197 total occurrences, as black,
0.47%, or 44 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.83%, or 78 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.09%, or 102 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.5%, or 141 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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