The Hager surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,106 people carried this name — #1,707 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 20,422 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Hager surname
A male surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hager» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
965 people named Hager live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 289 people named Hager.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 35 people named Hager 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
27 people named Hager have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 65 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 27 people named Hager live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
992 people named Hager are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Hager in American newspapers,
1902–1911.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 994,273 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Hager,
with a public archive behind them.
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Georg Hager 1552–1634 · composer -
Konrad Hager d. 1541 · parson
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Hans Hager d. 1538 · printer
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Ludwig Hager d. 1615 · prior
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Michael Hager d. 1584 · theologian
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Konrad Hager d. 1539 · canon
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hager.
- Hage 2,763 · U.S. census
- Hagelstein 286 · U.S. census
- Hageman 5,494 · U.S. census
- Hagemann 2,444 · U.S. census
- Hagen 23,616 · U.S. census
- Hagenbach 140 · U.S. census
- Hagmann 499 · U.S. census
- Hagopian 1,975 · U.S. census
- Hague 7,093 · U.S. census
- Hahn 40,250 · U.S. census
- Hai 815 · U.S. census
- Haik 470 · U.S. census
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