Hägel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany

The surname Hägel 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.

Early Origins of the Hägel family

The surname Hägel was 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.

Early History of the Hägel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Hägel research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1656, 1658, 1668, 1726, 1743, 1770 and 1831 are included under the topic Early Hägel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Hägel Spelling Variations

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.

Early Notables of the Hägel family

Notables with the surname Hägel during this period were Georg Wilhelm Friedrich (1770-1831), who was a prominent German philosopher. He emerged after other Philosophers of note, such as Kant and Schelling, as the last Romantic idealist. His many works have been...
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Hägel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Hägel Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jan Gerritsen Hagel, who arrived in New Netheriand(s) in 1660 1

Hägel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Louis Hagel (1754), William Hagle (1795), John Hagel (1852) and Charles Hagle (1867), all of whom sailed to Philadelphia, Pa

Hägel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Friedrich Hagel, who arrived in New York in 1882
Johannes Hagel, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1893 1

Hägel migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Hägel Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Johann Hagel, aged 32, who arrived in South Australia in 1848 aboard the ship "Victoria" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Hägel (post 1700) +

Lawrence B. Hagel, American Judge to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Otto Hagel (1909-1973), German-born, American photographer and filmmaker
Catherine Helen Hagel (1894-2008), née Dahlheimer, an American supercentenarian
Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagel (b. 1946), Senior United States Senator from Nebraska
Herbert Norman Hagel (b. 1922), American music industry executive, president of the National Music Strings Company in 1971 in New Jersey
Kyle Hagel (b. 1985), Canadian professional AHL ice hockey player
Glenn Joseph Hagel (1949-1986), Canadian provincial politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 2007

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) VICTORIA 1848. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1848Victoria.htm