Buggy Surname

224,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Buggy Surname Definition:

Ó Bogaigh An old and well known name in Cos.

Wexford and Kilkenny. SIF 25

Buggy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7831:6,014931
United States5041:719,16556,610
England1951:285,73422,108
Australia1471:183,64418,462
Scotland651:82,3666,014
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3091:14,3361,849
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Buga or Bugga (to stoop); one who came from Bugey, in France.

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

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Buggey91272/
Buggay91263/
Bouggy9115/
Buggye911/
Bugy8923/
Bunggay83306/
Buggaya832/
Bugay808,413/
Bugge804,503/
Bugga802,703/
Bugyi801,647/
Bugoy80321/
Buggi80319/
Bougy80267/
Bugey80179/
Bugys8016/
Buggé809/
Buggè807/
Buguy806/
Baugy804/
Bugiy803/
Busgy802/
Buggd801/
Bughy801/
Bhugy801/
Bugyp801/
Bungay736,182/
Buggea73627/
Bungey73368/
Bugger73301/
Baugey73194/
Bugaay73175/
Bougga73141/
Bungge73117/
Bunggi7372/
Bughiy7360/
Bugaya7359/
Bughyo7350/
Buggee7339/
Bughay7338/
Bhugga7324/
Bugges7317/
Buggaa7313/
Buguey7312/
Bhugiy7311/
Bougay738/
Bugget738/
Bungoy738/
Bougey737/
Bougoy736/
Boughy735/
Bhuggi735/
Buggai735/
Buguye734/
Vuggey733/
Buñgay733/
Bhugey732/
Bouggi732/
Bouguy732/
Buggis731/
Buggha731/
Baugys731/
Boggey731/
Bugeyi731/
Bugged731/
Buggeh731/
Buhgay731/
Buigay731/
Bougys731/
Bhugye731/
Bhungy731/
Baugoy731/
Bugahy731/
Baughy730/
Bughoy730/
Boggay730/
Buga6720,415/
Buge673,031/
Boughey671,639/
Bugi671,392/
Beugger67262/
Baughey67156/
Buighay6739/
Bougger6729/
Bugă6728/
Bunggih6721/
Bungeyi6721/
Buggest6716/
Bunghay6711/
Buggess674/
Bughaiy674/
Bougaya674/
Bhunguy674/
Baugger673/
Boughay672/
Bhugaya672/
Buggett672/
Bouguey672/
Bugj672/
Baungge671/
Buggesh671/
Bugd671/
Boungoy671/
Bhungay671/
Bungouy671/

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