The Hagedorn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,116 people carried this name — #8,040 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 71,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,213 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

106 people named Hagedorn live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 55
Bern 11
Zug 7
Schwyz 6
Solothurn 6
Aargau 6
Graubünden 5
Ticino 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Poland’s population register

85 people named Hagedorn have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 129 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 61
Pomeranian 15
Silesian 5
Lower Silesian 2
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

69 people named Hagedorn is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 69

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Hagedorn in American newspapers,
1918–1928.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Hagedorn
Great Falls Tribune 1921-10-30
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Hagedorn
The Ronan Pioneer 1928-08-09
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Hagedorn
The Daily Missoulian 1918-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,101 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hagedorn in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

1,554 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hagedorn. The most, 369, date from the 1880s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 1,020
Victoria 274
Queensland 172
New South Wales 26
ACT (Canberra) 4
Western Australia 4
Tasmania 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hagedorn.

Who carried it

People named Hagedorn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Seneca Hagedorn
    Seneca Hagedorn 1681–1750 · naval officer
  • Anton Hagedorn
    Anton Hagedorn 1856–1932 · historian
  • Harmen Hagedorn d. 1694
  • Hermann Hagedorn 1735–1826 · merchant
  • Friedrich Hagedorn 1814–1889 · painter
  • Werner Hagedorn 1831–1894 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hagedorn,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States987 records

987 records of the Hagedorn name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 556
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 155
  • Other U.S. records 276
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert A. Hagedorn

    Born 1924 in Ohio. Enlisted 1943 at Cincinnati; apprentice machinist from Hamilton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Arlington Memorial Gardens, Inc., Ohio.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Clara Hagedorn

    Arrived at New York in 1866 aboard the America from Bremen, aged 22; farmer. From Wittlage, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lawrence Raymond Hagedorn

    Born 1946; from Carroll, Iowa. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 987 records for Hagedorn in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany923 records

923 records of the Hagedorn name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 918
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  • Other German records 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bernhard Hagedorn

    Born 1896; from Nottuln, Münster. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Friedrich Hagedorn

    Emigrated to North America in 1868.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michael Johann Dietrich Hagedorn

    Estate settled at Kirchenreinbach in 1841; master tailor.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Amberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 923 records for Hagedorn in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands381 records

381 records of the Hagedorn name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 209
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 160
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 12
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Friederika Hagedorn

    Married in 1909 in Enschede; factory worker, born in Rheine. Died 1957 in Groenlo, aged 74.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hermann Heinrich Hagedorn

    Married in 1878 in Zwolle; merchant. Died 1917 in Almelo, aged 64; draper.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Franciscus Cornelis Johannes Hagedorn

    Married in 1906 in Amsterdam; smith. Died 1949 in Heiloo, aged 72.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 381 records for Hagedorn in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Hagedorn name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 4
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Peter W. Hagedorn

    Carpenter of Elmore, Victoria; died 1933.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Hagedorn

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Osterley.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Willm Hagedorn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1870 aboard the Yorkshire, aged 30.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Hagedorn in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Hagedorn name in Canada City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Hagedorn

    Buried in 1970 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alfred Hagedorn

    Buried in 1969 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Anna Elizabetha Hagedorn

    Buried in 1909 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 6 records for Hagedorn in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Hagedorn name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Michael John Hagedorn

    Born 1965 in the United States; died 1991 in the United States.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anna Hedwig Martha Hagedorn

    Born 1912 in Germany; died 1997 in Sarralbe (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Eric Hagedorn

    Born 1926 in Germany; died 1993 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hagedorn in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Hagedorn name in New Zealand Marlborough District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Hagedorn

    Died 1947, aged 30; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Hagedorn

    Died 1972, aged 67; buried at Omaka Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Hagedorn in New Zealand.

Counts: Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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