Cogger Surname
Approximately 1,820 people bear this surname
Cogger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the cogger' or 'cogman,' the master of a cog-boat (compare cock-boat and cockswain). 'Cogboote: scafa' (Prompt.Parv.); 'hevy hulkis, grete coggis'; v. Way's Promptorium Parvulorum.a, n. 5. 'And found Jason and Hercules also, That in a cogge to lond were ygo.
Read More About This SurnameCogger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 747 | 1:74,589 | 8,478 |
| United States | 459 | 1:789,671 | 61,028 |
| Australia | 340 | 1:79,399 | 9,249 |
| Canada | 162 | 1:227,442 | 21,827 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 477 | 1:51,101 | 6,204 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Cogger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. ' the cogger' or 'cogman,' the master of a cog-boat (compare cock-boat and cockswain). 'Cogboote: scafa' (Prompt.Parv.); 'hevy hulkis, grete coggis'; v. Way's Promptorium Parvulorum.a, n. 5. 'And found Jason and Hercules also, That in a cogge to lond were ygo.' Chaucer, Legend of Good Women.
Henry Cogger. Issue Rolls.
1621. George Cogger and Alice Nash: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1628. William Gurnett and Freerwyth Coger: ibid.
'William Middleton, of this town (Castor, Norfolk), blacksmith, by will dated Jan. 20, 1647 ... gave to the poor ... and tied all his house and ground ... for payment thereof, which are now in the possession of Benjamin Cogman': History of Norfolk.
Norfolk has given us several of these names; v. Bargeman, Boatman, Sec. Probably Cockman has absorbed this name, of which I see six in the London Directory. As shown above, Cockboat and Cockswain have undergone the same change.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Boatman, Sailor [Middle English cogger; Middle English cogge, for cocke, a cockboat; Old French cogue, a boat, prob. from Latin concha, a shell]
From the Old Norse, Kuggi; from the Flemish, Cogen; from the German, Cogho; from the Dutch, Kogghee; a personal name.
Cogger: a skipper in a small boat; whence our word “coxswain” (coggs-swain). The expression “an old codger” is hence derived. But a cogger is also a cheat by loading dice, and is so employed by Shakespeare.
Cogger Demographics
Average Cogger Salary in
United States
$44,027 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cogger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cogger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cogger is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cogger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 223,714th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,004,146 people. The last name Cogger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Cogger reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 74,589. In England Cogger is most common in: Kent, where 33 percent live, Essex, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 19 percent live.
Cogger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cogger has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cogger Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Cogger are 5.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.46% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cogger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.06% more than the national average, earning R 363,720 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.2% more than the national average, earning $57,731 CAD per year.
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