Hagen surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Hagen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 23,616 people carried this name — #1,518 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 12,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 23,175 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

970 people named Hagen live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 240
Thurgau 151
St. Gallen 108
Aargau 78
Valais 73
Bern 56
Basel-Stadt 32
Basel-Landschaft 31

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 205 people named Hagen.

30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 30
Moselle 64
La Réunion 38
Paris 12
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Marne 5
Bas-Rhin 4
Pas-de-Calais 4
Haute-Savoie 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 165 people named Hagen live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 120
Entre Ríos 27
City of Buenos Aires 18

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

77 people named Hagen have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 145 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

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

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 20
Greater Poland 14
Masovian 12
Pomeranian 11
Opole 10
Warmian-Masurian 4
Lower Silesian 2
Łódź 2

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

In print

Hagen in American newspapers,
1886–1957.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Hagen
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1886-04-03
Newspaper page from The Scranton Tribune carrying the name Hagen
The Scranton Tribune 1901-08-24
Newspaper page from Evening Public Ledger carrying the name Hagen
Evening Public Ledger 1918-06-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 194,201 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Hagen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes ab Indagine
    Johannes ab Indagine 1415–1475 · writer
  • Steven van der Hagen
    Steven van der Hagen 1563–1621 · politician
  • Petrus van der Hagen
    Petrus van der Hagen 1641–1671 · theologian
  • Theodor Hagen
    Theodor Hagen 1842–1919 · painter
  • Sophus Hagen
    Sophus Hagen 1842–1929 · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 225 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Hagen is.
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