Hagen Family History

Hagen Surname Meaning

North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German hage(n) Middle Dutch haghe ‘enclosure hedge’. German, Dutch, and Danish: from an ancient Germanic personal name, a short form of various compound names formed with hag ‘enclosure protected place’ as the first element.

German: nickname from Middle High German hagen ‘breeding bull’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): perhaps the same as 1 above. Irish (Armagh and Louth) and English: variant of Hagan.

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named from the definite singular form of hage, from Old Norse hagi ‘enclosure’. Swedish (also Hagén): ornamental or topographic name from hage ‘enclosed pasture’ in the definite singular form or formed with the adjectival suffix -én/-en, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hager, Hage, Haagen, Haugen, Haren, Hogen, Sagen, Halen, Hegel, Hayer

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Where is the Hagen family from?

You can see how Hagen families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hagen family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hagen families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 91 Hagen families living in Yorkshire. This was about 33% of all the recorded Hagen's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Hagen families in 1891.

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What did your Hagen ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Hagen. 75% of Hagen men worked as a General labourer and 81% of Hagen women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Hagen were Colliery hewer and unpaid domes duties.

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General labourer

75%

Colliery hewer

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Housewife

Domestic servant

unpaid domes duties

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Passenger List

There are 29K immigration records available for the last name Hagen. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 44K military records available for the last name Hagen. For the veterans among your Hagen ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hagen lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Hagen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Hagen in 1942 was 36, and 76 in 2004.

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Hagen Surname Meaning

German: nickname from Middle High German hagen ‘breeding bull’. Jewish (Ashkenazic): perhaps the same as 1 above. Irish (Armagh and Louth) and English: variant of Hagan.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Hagen family from?

What did your Hagen ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

75%

Colliery hewer

25%

Unpaid domestic duties

81%

Housewife

Domestic servant

unpaid domes duties

What Hagen family records will you find?

What is the average Hagen lifespan?

Between 1942 and 2004, in the United States, Hagen life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Hagen in 1942 was 36, and 76 in 2004.

Hagen Family History

Hagen Surname Meaning

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