Hegge Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Spellings drift, and Hegge is where Hegg drifted for some families. Read literally, Hegge points to “Someone who lived near the hedged or fenced enclosure”.

• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Hedge.
• The extra “e” in Hegge is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• In the 2010 US Census, 1,116 Americans gave Hegge as their last name (rank 22,924).
• You may also find the name written Hägg.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Heraldry and the Hegge name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Hegge, so the heraldry linked to Hegg is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Hegge surname pack.