Boggs Surname

14,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Boggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bog,' from residence thereby. Boggs is genitive, as in other monosyllabic local names, such as Styles. Brooks, Sykes, Holmes, &c. Boggs therefore = Bogg's, i.e. Bogg's son; compare Jones, Williams, Perkins, &c.

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Boggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States36,1841:10,0171,214
Canada3781:97,47510,598
Northern Ireland2271:8,1281,368
Australia1811:149,14815,854
New Zealand1141:39,7226,688
England531:1,051,28451,324
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Israel91:950,84857,975
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales51:618,90625,852
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1681:26,3682,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3981:9,3031,183

Boggs (87) may also be a first name.

Boggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bog,' from residence thereby. Boggs is genitive, as in other monosyllabic local names, such as Styles. Brooks, Sykes, Holmes, &c. Boggs therefore = Bogg's, i.e. Bogg's son; compare Jones, Williams, Perkins, &c.

John atte Bogge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert Bogg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Nicholas Bogges, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ib: d.

1637. Baptised — Nataneel, s. John Bogges: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

Local. There is Boggs near Pencaitland, Midlothian. Gilbert Boggis recorded in the parish of Beith, 1559 (Laing, 704). Euphaim Boiges was married in Edinburgh, 1601 (Edinb. Marr.), and William Boggs is recorded in Mains of Gorthy, 1702 (Dunblane).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bogg’s (Son): v. Bogg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a bog or marsh.

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

Boggs Last Name Facts

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

Boggs (Russian: Боггс) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boggs? popularity and diffusion

Boggs is the 14,944th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 195,518 people. The last name Boggs occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Boggs reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boggs is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 87 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 36,184 people, or 1 in 10,017. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 13 percent reside, Kentucky, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Boggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boggs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boggs surname increased 670 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Boggs last name is chiefly Presbyterian (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boggs surname are 18.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.8% registered with the party.

The amount Boggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.79% more than the national average, earning R 572,220 per year; in United States they earn 6.73% less than the national average, earning $40,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $55,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouggs912/
Boggss912/
Boiggs911/
Booggs910/
Bogg891,454/
Bogs89717/
Beggs8012,631/
Baggs804,586/
Buggs804,423/
Boogs8086/
Boigs8039/
Voggs801/
Boggh801/
Bogsh801/
Bougs800/
Boegs800/
Bogse800/
Boogg800/
Bog75820/
Bogsch73176/
Baggås7310/
Bougse739/
Bougsz731/
Buiggs731/
Voggss731/
Baggsj731/
Beeggs730/
Boog672,900/
Bagg672,254/
Boks671,789/
Bugs671,675/
Vogg671,489/
Bhog67977/
Boug67929/
Bogh67797/
Bosq67579/
Boig67165/
Buog67126/
Bohg67106/
Bags6780/
Bogø6780/
Bogk6762/
Bogt6751/
Vogs6714/
Bouggue6714/
Boxs6713/
Begs678/
Bosg675/
Boyg675/
Bougsse672/
Hbog671/
Bügs671/
Bogc671/
Bogz671/
Bogx671/
Bocg671/
Bgog671/
Bosx671/
Bougshe671/
Bogp671/
Åbog671/

Boggs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boggs in the Russian language
Боггсboggs-

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Boggs Reference & Research

Bogg One-name Study - A profile of the Bogg surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Boggs and similar na FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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