Bogle Surname

42,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Bogle Surname Definition:

Probably from the place named Bowgyhill in the parish of Monkland, Lanarkshire. Margaret Bogyll is recorded in Glasgow, 1487 (LCD., p. 256), and Robert Bogyll or Bogill was rentaller of the lands of Carmyle, 1510 (Rental), and voter in Monkland, 1519 (Simon, 45).

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Bogle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5441:48,0465,819
Jamaica1,9411:1,479251
England8661:64,3407,513
Canada5411:68,1067,844
Scotland2911:18,3982,198
Israel2851:30,0274,283
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Northern Ireland1801:10,2501,618
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Ireland681:69,2494,373
Benin551:187,92018,137
India391:19,668,343291,059
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Cayman Islands251:2,556317
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Panama201:195,6135,661
El Salvador191:333,8892,514
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Wales111:281,32115,850
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belize21:177,7373,502
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Barbados11:287,4482,772
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1451:30,5513,070
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2121:17,6571,861
England1641:148,63013,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8671:57,9226,435

The alternate forms: Bögle (502) are calculated separately.

Bogle (102) may also be a first name.

Bogle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the place named Bowgyhill in the parish of Monkland, Lanarkshire. Margaret Bogyll is recorded in Glasgow, 1487 (LCD., p. 256), and Robert Bogyll or Bogill was rentaller of the lands of Carmyle, 1510 (Rental), and voter in Monkland, 1519 (Simon, 45). James Bogyl was tenant of the 16s. 8d. land of Carmylle, 1520 (Rental). The name is common in the Campsie Commissariot Record. Thomas Bogile or Bogill in Glasgow is mentioned in 1552 and 1558 (Protocols, I, X), Merione Bogill was spouse of Thomas Brovne in Wyndyege, 1564 (Pollok, I, p. 299), and Robert Bogill was serjeant burgess of Linlithgow, 1583—1599 (Sc. Ant., XI, p. 131; Laing, 1381). John Bogill was burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1575, James Bogil was made burgess as a burgess-heir, 1579 (Burgesses), and James Bogell was merchant burgess, Glasgow, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 471). John Bougie at Bougilsholie, Ilasabeth Bogell in Sandiehills, and Arnchibald Boggell were charged with attending conventicles in 1686 at Daichmonthill (ibid., XII, p. 565). Bogyl, 1510.

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

(?Celt.) apparently a nickname from the Scot. and North. English bogill, bogle=Hobgoblin, Bugbear [cp. Welsh bwg, a goblin; bygel. a scarecrow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A goblin.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Bogle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bogle (Marathi: बोगळे) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bögle. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bogle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,221st most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 589,655 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Bogle are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bogle is also the 935,178th most frequent first name internationally, held by 102 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,544 people, or 1 in 48,046. In The United States it is primarily found in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 16 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Bogle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bogle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bogle last name rose 870 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bogle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bogle surname is principally Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bogle are 11.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bogle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 351.29% more than the national average, earning R 1,072,430 per year; in United States they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $44,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.36% more than the national average, earning $53,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bögle93502/
Bhogle916,253/
Bogler91754/
Bogles91366/
Boglea91311/
Bogele91230/
Bogley91208/
Bougle91133/
Bongle91100/
Bogleș9176/
Boegle9159/
Boggle9150/
Bogleş9131/
Boogle9118/
Boygle9112/
Bogile919/
Boghle912/
Boglie912/
Boglhe911/
Boigle910/
Boglei910/
Bhongle835,169/
Bhogile83160/
Bouglet8355/
Bougler8333/
Boguele8311/
Bougles837/
Boggler836/
Bougley834/
Bogeele833/
Boogles832/
Boegley832/
Boglech832/
Bonglee832/
Bhogele831/
Bhogley831/
Boghile831/
Boggele831/
Bogglez831/
Bongleh831/
Boogele831/
Boogile831/
Boohgle831/
Boëgler831/
Bogaile831/
Boogler830/
Bagle804,924/
Begle80690/
Vogle80532/
Bogla80224/
Bogli80178/
Bugle8079/
Wogle802/
Bogly802/
Boiguile77505/
Boïguile77323/
Boguille7729/
Bogaileh775/
Boughler772/
Bouguele772/
Boughley771/
Boyguile771/
Boggless771/
Bagley7331,542/
Vogler7325,797/
Begley7317,929/
Beegle732,275/
Bugler732,003/
Bangle731,050/
Boegli73728/
Buggle73487/
Boglis73300/
Bhagle73261/
Baglee73211/
Buglea73202/
Bagile73202/
Bagele73201/
Boegly73151/
Vogley73145/
Bagler73124/
Boglay73120/
Bugley73102/
Bhogla7378/
Buglet7348/
Bougla7346/
Bogliş7342/
Bögler7339/
Vogles7337/
Baghle7337/
Bongli7332/
Bungle7326/
Voglet7326/
Beugle7326/
Vongle7324/
Baglie7322/
Bugles7320/
Boglya7320/
Bouglé7320/
Baegle7319/
Bagles7317/
Vogleš7316/
Wogles7313/
Boogla7313/
Boghla7313/
Boggla7311/
Baagle738/
Boglai738/
Bongly737/
Beggle736/
Bogliș735/
Boghil734/
Baugle733/
Bhugle733/
Bagled733/
Baglet733/
Baglei732/
Boggli732/
Bagleh732/
Bagleu732/
Boghel731/
Buglee731/
Baglhe731/
Baglle731/
Voglie731/
Bougli731/
Bougly731/
Voglei731/
Bogoil731/
Voglez731/
Woogle731/
Bogail731/
Bogloy731/
Boeglé731/
Bocgli731/
Buglie731/
Baggle730/
Wogley730/
Woggle730/
Vougle730/
Voghle730/
Buigle730/
Beglee730/
Voggle730/
Voigle730/
Beglle730/
Boiguille7154/
Boyguille712/
Boguilles711/
Boughelle711/
Bagaile671,068/
Bhagile67811/
Baggley67498/
Bonglay67413/
Bhangle67284/
Bogilla67176/
Beuglet67142/
Bongloy67115/
Bogelli67113/
Bangley6783/
Beugler6782/
Boeglay6765/
Bhagele6761/
Buigley6746/
Bogilli6745/
Bunglee6736/
Boglich6733/
Baguele6730/
Vogelle6722/
Baagile6722/
Bagelle6717/
Boghlai6715/
Boughli6714/
Vosglei6712/
Begelle6711/
Bogeela6711/
Buggles6710/
Beggley6710/
Banglee679/
Wooggle679/
Bhungle676/
Bogelly674/
Bogella674/
Baugley673/
Buggler673/
Bugless672/
Woogley672/
Bagless672/
Bahgele672/
Banglea672/
Boughel672/
Bouglai672/
Vogller672/
Bonglai672/
Boglish672/
Bouglit672/
Baglehe672/
Vonglei672/
Bughler671/
Bonglui671/
Basgile671/
Boghill671/
Bogilly671/
Bhaghle671/
Baangle671/
Baggile671/
Baghlee671/
Bagleys671/
Bagleyt671/
Vougler671/
Mpongle671/
Bonglly671/
Buigles671/
Boughly671/
Bouglid671/
Bougoil671/
Bouhgli671/
Beugley671/
Baglley671/
Baguile671/
Baghley671/
Bouglla671/
Boughil671/
Vonglee671/
Wougles671/
Bagleey671/
Baggles670/
Vooglet670/
Beegley670/
Bughley670/
Voigele670/
Bachgle670/
Beghley670/
Woggles670/
Bungley670/
Bagleth670/
Baghlie670/
Baagley670/
Baugler670/
Woigley670/

Bogle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bogle in the Marathi language
बोगळेbogale66.67
बोगलेbogale16.67
भोगलेbhogale16.67

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