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The Hedin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,470 people carried this name — #18,694 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 200,000 people counted. That is down 7% from 1,580 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 916 people named Hedin.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Pas-de-Calais 231
Somme 182
Seine-Maritime 151
Oise 48
Paris 45
Nord 41
Moselle 24
Aisne 22

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

In the Nordic population registers

4,446 people named Hedin 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

Sweden (2022) 4,403
Finland (2026) 43

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

Hedin in American newspapers,
1902–1909.

Newspaper page from Akron Daily Democrat carrying the name Hedin
Akron Daily Democrat 1902-01-22
Newspaper page from The Mitchell Capital carrying the name Hedin
The Mitchell Capital 1905-10-13
Newspaper page from Reporter And Farmer carrying the name Hedin
Reporter And Farmer 1909-02-04

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

Who carried it

People named Hedin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sven Anders Hedin
    Sven Anders Hedin 1750–1821 · physician
  • Sven Anders Hedin
    Sven Anders Hedin 1788–1834 · physician
  • Svante Hedin
    Svante Hedin 1822–1896 · actor
  • Abraham Ludvig Hedin
    Abraham Ludvig Hedin 1826–1917 · architect
  • Zelma Hedin
    Zelma Hedin 1827–1874 · actor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 84 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Hedin.

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