Hegger

Hegger Meaning & Origin

About Hegger
The surname Hegger is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "heger," meaning "fence" or "enclosure." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a name for someone who worked as a fence builder or someone who owned or managed a fenced-in area of land. The name may also have been used to denote someone who lived near a hedge or boundary.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hegger: 407
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51176
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hegger 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 Hegger is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HKR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0206
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 G ER0
🌐 IPA
/hegger*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hegger in Braille

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

The name Hegger in braille

How to sign the name Hegger using Sign Language

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

The name Hegger in sign language

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