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Where did the German Hegel family come from? What is the German Hegel family crest and coat of arms? When did the Hegel family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Hegel family history?

The surname Hegel is a local surname; it is derived from the Old German word hagi, which means farm. Topographical surnames, were given to a people who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Hagel, Hegel, Haegel, Haegle, Hagele, Haegele, Hagelin, Haegelin, Hegelin, Hegelen, Hagelen, Hageler, Hegeler, Haegeler, Hagler, Hegler, Hegelli (Swiss) and many more.

First found in Wuerttemberg and Baden, where the family made a considerable contribution to the feudal society which shaped modern Europe. The family branched into several houses, all of which played an important role in the local political conflicts which forged the nation. One of the first individual bearers of this name to be mentioned in ancient chronicles was one "Hagel" of Wuerttemberg in the year 1281. Early chronicles also mention Conrat Hegelli of Constance in 1392, and Heinrich Hegelin of Moehringen in 1396.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hegel research. Another 349 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1656, 1726, 1743, 1770, and 1831 are included under the topic Early Hegel History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 97 words(7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Hegel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hegel Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Johan Jacob Hegel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1741

Hegel Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Katharina Hegel, aged 22, landed in New York, NY in 1893

Hegel Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Marianna Hegel, aged 40, arrived in America in 1900
  • Martin Hegel, aged 45, landed in America in 1900
  • Raphael Hegel, aged 32, arrived in America in 1900
  • Rosina Hegel, who landed in America in 1900
  • Margretha Hegel, who landed in America in 1900


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  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), German philosopher
  • Idora Hegel (b. 1983), Croatian figure skater


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The Hegel Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Hegel Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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