Bugge Surname
Approximately 4,503 people bear this surname
Bugge Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bug,' i.e. the hobgoblin, the scarecrow; Middle English bugge. (2) Personal, 'the son of Bugge'. The early entries seem to prove conclusively that it is not local; there is no local prefix to any of them.
Read More About This SurnameBugge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1,507 | 1:3,412 | 307 |
| Denmark | 977 | 1:5,778 | 534 |
| United States | 794 | 1:456,497 | 39,012 |
| Germany | 378 | 1:212,977 | 24,077 |
| India | 288 | 1:2,663,421 | 83,248 |
| Argentina | 129 | 1:331,344 | 26,182 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Italy | 28 | 1:2,184,167 | 91,195 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
The alternate forms: Bügge (21), Buggé (9) & Buggè (7) are calculated separately.
Bugge (85) may also be a first name.
Bugge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bug,' i.e. the hobgoblin, the scarecrow; Middle English bugge. (2) Personal, 'the son of Bugge'. The early entries seem to prove conclusively that it is not local; there is no local prefix to any of them. Probably (1) is the correct origin. The sobriquet would be a most natural one; v. Bug.
Bate Bugge, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Bugge, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Osberne Bugge, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Bugg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Willelmus Bugge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Bugg, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Bugg, 1379: ibid.
Edmund Bugg, Close Rolls, 1 Henry IV.
1548. Baptised — John Bugge: St. Michael, Cornhill.
John Bugg, March 30, 1592: Cal. State Papers (Domestic).
1781. Married — Henry Arnres and Mary Bugg: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Teutonic) the common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Buga, Bugga = O.Ger. Bugo, Buggo [apparently conn. with Old English búgan, to stoop, bend] (Celtic) Hobgoblin, Spectre (a nickname) [Middle English bugge, Welsh bwg] William Bugge.—Hundred Rolls
(English, German) Descendant of Buga or Bugga (to stoop); descendant of Burgio, a pet form of names beginning with Burg (castle), as Burgmar and Burcward.
Tom Hood has said —
The family of Bugg, of the vicinity of Sherborne, have probably an ancestor in John Bugge, who owned land in West Tyneham some time in the 16th century (H.). Both Bugg and Bugge were not uncommon names in Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.); and Lower suggests, with the great probability of his surmise being correct, that this name is a form of the Saxon names Bucge and Bogue. This explanation is also advanced by Ferguson in his "Surnames as a Science." He refers to Anglo - Saxon landholders named Buga and Bugga, and tells us that these names, together with Bucge, are also ancient German names. In fact, at the present day we find Bugge as a surname both in Germany and Scandinavia. To return, however, to the English representatives of the name, we learn from Deering's "Nottingham," that in the reign of Mary I., the Bugges, as Merchants of the Staple, were persons of considerable note in the town of Nottingham. The Rev. H. Bugg was incumbent of Bleasby, Notts, in 1751.
Bugge Demographics
Average Bugge Salary in
United States
$50,037 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bugge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bugge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bugge (Hindi: बुग्गे, Marathi: बुग्गे) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Bügge, Buggé or Buggè. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bugge.
How Common Is The Last Name Bugge? popularity and diffusion
Bugge is the 104,267th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,618,376 people. The surname Bugge occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Bugge live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 85 people.
The last name Bugge is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 1,507 people, or 1 in 3,412. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent live, Western Norway, where 26 percent live and Central Norway, where 8 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Bugge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bugge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bugge last name increased 1,805 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bugge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bugge surname are 9.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.05% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bugge earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.18% more than the national average, earning €38,492 per year; in Norway they earn 34.27% more than the national average, earning 464,685 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $40,175 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bugge Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bugge in the Hindi language | ||
| बुग्गे | bugge | - |
| Bugge in the Marathi language | ||
| बुग्गे | bugge | 95.31 |
| बुग् | bug | 3.13 |
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Bugge Reference & Research
Similar Names in History c.700 – c.1200 - Tracing a surname may not be as straight forward as expected. This author shares several different "origins" of surnames very similar to his own that his research uncovered.
The Bugge Family of Denmark and Norway - The Bugge family is recorded fairly thoroughly due to their continued positions within the nobility, government, and/or church requiring thorough record-keeping over several centuries.
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