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Early Origins of the Hegele family

The surname Hegele was first found in Saxony, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Hegele family

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Hegele Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Higbe, Hegbe, Hege, Hegbes, Higbes, Hegele and others.

Early Notables of the Hegele family

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United States Hegele migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hegele Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Emanuel Hegele, aged 37, who arrived in New York, NY in 1886 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Hegele (post 1700) +

  • Maximilian "Max" Hegele (1873-1945), Austrian architect, regarded as one of the leading exponents of Vienna's Secessionist architecture
  • Sydney Hegele, Canadian writer, from Grimsby, Ontario
  • Charlotte Hegele (b. 1990), Canadian actress best known for her role as Kate Andrews on the Canadian television drama series Bomb Girls
  • Leon Hegele (1925-2014), French Roman Catholic bishop


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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