Hedding

Hedding Meaning & Origin

About Hedding
The surname Hedding is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Hadda" or "Headda," which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "Heathu" or "Hedde," meaning "heath" or "heather." The addition of the suffix "-ing" indicates "son of," making Hedding a patronymic surname. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hedding can be interpreted as "son of Hadda" or "descendant of Hadda."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hedding is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hedding: 484
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 44,423
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hedding based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hedding is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HTNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H03052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 D IH0 NG
🌐 IPA
/ˈhɛdɪŋ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HTNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H352

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hedding in Braille

Here's how to represent Hedding in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hedding in braille

How to sign the name Hedding using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hedding using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hedding in sign language

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