Hegen (German for 'cherish', 'nourish') is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrea Hegen, German Paralympian athlete Dieter Hegen (born 1962), German ice hockey player Hannes Hegen (1925–2014), German illustrator and caricaturist Josef Hegen (1907–1969), Czech-German politician and diplomat Manuel Hegen (born 1992), German footballer
See also Hagen (surname) Heger, a surname