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Hegedus Name Meaning

Hungarian (Hegedűs and Hegedüs): occupational name for a player on the fiddle hegedü. This surname is also found in Slovakia (compare 2 below). Croatian and Slovenian (Hegeduš); Slovak (Hegedűš Hegedüš and Hegeduš): occupational name from hegeduš ‘fiddler’ a dialect loanword from Hungarian hegedűs or in Slovakia a Slavicized form of the Hungarian surnames Hegedűs and Hegedüs (see 1 above). Jewish (from Hungary; Hegedűs and Hegedüs): adoption of the name in 1 above either as a Hungarian calque of the formerly used German-based surname or because the Hungarian surname (or word) has some sounds in common with the original surname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Negus, Leeds, Hejduk, Redus, Hegel, Heger, Reedus, Hegyi, Heide

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You can see how Hegedus families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hegedus family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Hegedus families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 12 Hegedus families living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Hegedus's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Hegedus families in 1911.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Hegedus. For the veterans among your Hegedus ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Hegedus lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Hegedus life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Hegedus in 1947 was 56, and 79 in 2004.

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