Buggy Surname
Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname
Buggy Surname Definition:
Ó Bogaigh An old and well known name in Cos.
Wexford and Kilkenny. SIF 25
Buggy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 783 | 1:6,014 | 931 |
| United States | 504 | 1:719,165 | 56,610 |
| England | 195 | 1:285,734 | 22,108 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 309 | 1:14,336 | 1,849 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 77 | 1:316,563 | 20,927 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 244 | 1:205,814 | 17,803 |
Buggy (183) may also be a first name.
Buggy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Bogaigh An old and well known name in Cos.
Wexford and Kilkenny. SIF 25
Woulfe says nothing about this name except that it is (Ó Bogaigh in Irish and is derived from bog (soft): he says it is rare. It is in fact not rare in east Leinster, being found mainly in Counties Kilkenny and Wexford.
(English) Descendant of Buga or Bugga (to stoop); one who came from Bugey, in France.
Perhaps from Bugey, a small territory of France, in the old prov. of Bourgogne; or from Le Bogue, a comm, and town of France, dep. Dordogne. It may also be the same as one of the Anglo-Saxon, Old German, Danish, and English surnames Bucge, Bega, Boge, Bigo, Buggo, Bogi, Bogie, Bogue, Boag, which Ferguson derives from Anglo-Saxon begean, bigan, bogan, bugan, Old Norse beygia, biga, boga, buga, to bend or stoop.
Buggy Demographics
Average Buggy Salary in
United States
$48,441 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Buggy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buggy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buggy occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buggy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 224,900th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,030,722 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Buggy reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. Buggy is also the 673,127th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 183 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 6,014. In Ireland Buggy is mostly found in: Leinster, where 84 percent reside, Munster, where 16 percent reside and Ulster, where 0 percent reside. Barring Ireland Buggy exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.
Buggy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Buggy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Buggy last name grew 253 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 207 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Buggy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Buggy surname are 13.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Buggy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.26% more than the national average, earning $48,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.8% more than the national average, earning $59,024 CAD per year.
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Buggy Reference & Research
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