Bagg Surname

187,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Bagg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bagg.' This surname occurs frequently in early rolls, and always without prefix. There seems no reason to doubt its being a Scandinavian personal name. This is confirmed by the diminutive Bagelyn (compare Hewling) and by the entry Bagekoc, where the suffix -cok occurs, which is only added to font-names.

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Bagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9441:383,96133,847
England3861:144,34713,933
Canada3851:95,70310,417
Australia1181:228,77721,625
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Pakistan1001:1,786,43918,003
India631:12,175,641218,299
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:48,6535,974
Wales161:98,0264,293
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

Bagg (264) may also be a first name.

Bagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bagg.' This surname occurs frequently in early rolls, and always without prefix. There seems no reason to doubt its being a Scandinavian personal name. This is confirmed by the diminutive Bagelyn (compare Hewling) and by the entry Bagekoc, where the suffix -cok occurs, which is only added to font-names.

William Bage, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry Bagekoc, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Cattle (i.e. Ketel) Bagge, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Bagge, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Helias Bag, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Bag, 1370: ibid.

Willelmus Bag, 1379: ibid.

Walter Bagg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Bagelyn, Somerset, ibid.

In this same record we find Bagshay, i.e. 'the hedged enclosure,' belonging to Bagg.

Walter Baggesheyghe, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Baga, Bagga, Bacga-Old Norse Bag-r, Bagi = O.Ger. Bago, &c. [from a Teutonic stem seen in O.H.Ger. bágan, to contend, and O.H.Ger. bága = Old Norse bág-r, a contest, strife] William Bage.—Hundred Rolls Robert Bagge.— do.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Baga or Bacga (the fat one).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Baggs are now established in the Bridgewater district. John Bagg, of Thomcomb, on the Devonshire border, was transported to Barbadoes, for participating in the Monmouth rebellion in 1685 (H.). He suffered in a cause which has since prevailed.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bagg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bagg Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bagg (Hindi: बग्ग, Marathi: बाग, Oriya: ବାଗ, Russian: Багг) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bagg? popularity and diffusion

Bagg is the 187,667th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,233,161 people. The surname Bagg is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Bagg are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bagg is also the 547,545th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 264 people.

The surname Bagg is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 944 people, or 1 in 383,961. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 7 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Oregon, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Bagg occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Bagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bagg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bagg surname increased 228 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 23 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bagg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bagg last name is predominantly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bagg surname are 2.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bagg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 614.71% more than the national average, earning R 1,698,430 per year; in United States they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $51,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $50,647 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baggs894,586/
Hbagg8929/
Baggh8912/
Bhagg898/
Baigg896/
Beagg892/
Bag86753,158/
Baggås8010/
Baggue802/
Baggsj801/
Baiggs801/
Beaggs800/
Baig75299,097/
Bagh7535,526/
Bhag755,972/
Wagg753,455/
Baag752,054/
Vagg751,539/
Bogg751,454/
Baug75953/
Beag75477/
Bahg75368/
Bags7580/
Bayg7543/
Bagt7512/
Bajg757/
Bagå756/
Bagp754/
Bagq754/
Hbag753/
Bagz753/
Bagk752/
Bakg752/
Basg751/
Bacg751/
Bgog751/
Bauggue7326/
Bhaggue731/
Boggs6737,273/
Baugh6722,489/
Bague6711,804/
Baigh671,773/
Bhagt671,338/
Bahgt67892/
Bahag67308/
Beagh67205/
Bhaig67125/
Baagø67113/
Vaggs6757/
Bagsh6755/
Bashg6753/
Bachg6750/
Bhaag6746/
Bahug6746/
Beugg6741/
Bagås6735/
Baagh6726/
Bhagh6724/
Baagt6721/
Baaig6715/
Baygh6714/
Bagth6712/
Beigg679/
Bhaug678/
Baigs676/
Bheag675/
Bhags675/
Waggs675/
Baigt673/
Baigc673/
Baikg672/
Bagch672/
Baigq672/
Baugs672/
Waggh672/
Bgaig671/
Boggh671/
Bagcı671/
Bacgh671/
Hbagt671/
Beaug671/
Baskg671/
Bagke671/
Bagkh671/
Vaggh671/
Baigk671/
Bașag671/
Baigz671/
Bagpp671/
Bahyg671/
Baisg671/
Waggt670/
Whagg670/
Beags670/
Baags670/
Boogg670/

Bagg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bagg in the Hindi language
बग्गbagga-
Bagg in the Oriya language
ବାଗbaga-
Bagg in the Marathi language
बागbaga66.67
बग्गbagga33.33
Bagg in the Russian language
Баггbagg-

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