The Hedden surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,704 people carried this name — #8,844 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,644 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Hedden surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Headon’.

An early record he cites: Gerard de Hedon, Nottinghamshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Heading, Hedding, Hedden, Headen and Headon.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 370 · public domain.

In print

Hedden in American newspapers,
1919–1928.

Newspaper page from Jackson County Journal carrying the name Hedden
Jackson County Journal 1919-10-24
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Hedden
The Thermopolis Independent 1928-01-27
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Hedden
The Thermopolis Independent 1928-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Hedden in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

105 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hedden. The most, 22, date from the 1890s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 40
Victoria 24
Queensland 14
South Australia 13
Western Australia 8
Tasmania 6

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

Who carried it

People named Hedden,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Julia Apgar Hedden 1856–1913
  • Kurt Hedden 1927–2010 · chemist
  • Dean Hedden 1935–2012 · basketball player
  • Larry Hedden 1935–2011 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hedden,
in the records of 5 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 States418 records

418 records of the Hedden name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 160
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 134
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 43
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 35
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 33
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Kenneth A. Hedden

    Born 1918 in Idaho. Enlisted 1940 at Portland, Oregon; driver from Multnomah County, Oregon. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Herm Hedden

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Neckar from Bremen, aged 60; farmer. From Born-At-Sea, Germany; bound for New York.

    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 Benjamin L. Hedden

    Born 1932; from Macon County, North Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1951 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 418 records for Hedden in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Netherlands73 records

73 records of the Hedden name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 43
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 25
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Carel Henrij Hedden

    Married in 1887 in Amsterdam; broker. Died 1895 in Deventer, aged 37.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Engelina Hedden

    Married in 1822 in Groningen; labourer. Died 1838 in Groningen, aged 55.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jan Pieter Hedden

    Died 1891 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 41; clerk.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Hedden 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany25 records

25 records of the Hedden name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Heinrich Hedden

    From Borkum. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 September 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 152).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Hedden

    From Norderney, Norden. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 22 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Hedden

    From Schalenfletherdeich, Brache. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 20 July 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 25 records for Hedden in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Hedden name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Job Hedden

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Georgiana, sailing from Portsmouth in 1832.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Elizabeth Annie Hedden

    Of N Richmond, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Amethyst R. Hedden

    Of Richmond, Victoria; died 1927.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hedden in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Hedden 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 Marguerite Jeanne Hedden

    Born 1911 in Germany; died 1994 in Delle (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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