Clogg Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Clogg Surname Definition:

Mathsus Cloig was one of the 'appreciatores camium' (pricers of flesh) in 1403 EBR., I). John Clog in Dundee was charged with aiding the English in 1552 (Beats, p. 327). A tenement was granted in feu farm to Allan Cloge in Glasgow, 1554 (Protocols, I).

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Clogg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:350,42825,285
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Australia1001:269,95724,430
Canada891:413,99536,402
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:151,40013,347
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Clogg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mathsus Cloig was one of the 'appreciatores camium' (pricers of flesh) in 1403 EBR., I). John Clog in Dundee was charged with aiding the English in 1552 (Beats, p. 327). A tenement was granted in feu farm to Allan Cloge in Glasgow, 1554 (Protocols, I). Alexander Clogg in Over Ardwell, 1674, and three others of the name are in the Commissariot Record of Kirkcudbright, 1663—1800. Thomas Cloggis, merchant in Glasgow, 1606.

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

. If the same word as the wooden shoe, the surname is prob. from a trade- sign; but it may be a voiced form of Cloake, q.v. [cp. Old English clugge, a bell]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ferguson derives it from the Danish klog, prudent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From clog, a steep rock.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Clogg Last Name Facts

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

Clogg is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clogg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 571,325th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Clogg reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 350,428. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Durham, where 17 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.

Clogg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Clogg has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clogg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Clogg are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Clogg earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.9% less than the national average, earning R 166,596 per year; in United States they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $44,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.68% less than the national average, earning $49,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cloggs914/
Clog89246/
Cellogg830/
Clagg801,524/
Clugg8041/
Cloug803/
Clogh803/
Cleog802/
Klogg801/
Clough7326,102/
Claggs7315/
Schlog737/
Cellog733/
Cluggs731/
Clouhg731/
Clougs731/
Cluogh731/
Clogue731/
Kellogg6722,327/
Klog67114/
Chillog6784/
Clok6772/
Clug6740/
Cleough6729/
Slog6724/
Cloc6714/
Schlagg6711/
Clox679/
Killogg672/
Clag672/
Jlog671/
Clougth671/
Gellogg671/
Sclough671/
Shchlog671/
Sloggtt670/
Chlough670/

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