Hague Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Ancestors listed as Hague are often found as Haigh a generation earlier. Taken at its root, Hague points to “Enclosure”. Before spelling was fixed, Haigh was also written Hague. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Hague surname had 7,093 bearers. It sits within the 5,000 most common last names in the country. From 1891 to 2000, 368 births in France were registered under Hague. Births ran at 11 in 1891–1900 and 39 in 1991–2000.

There is no single Hague family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Hague report, with a museum-style coat of arms.