Dagg Surname

123,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dagg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dag'; Icel. Dagr-day. The diminutive seems to have been Daggett in England, but Daggett is a Yorkshire surname, and as such may be but a corruption of Tagg, which see, compare Tennyson for Dennison.

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Dagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,0081:36,5534,651
United States7921:457,65039,105
England6261:89,0069,633
Australia5061:53,3516,583
New Zealand2771:16,3482,848
Ireland2451:19,2202,012
Scotland841:63,7365,100
Wales261:119,0209,008
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
India211:36,526,923420,161
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1721:25,7552,765
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3221:75,7008,272
Scotland361:103,9785,126
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Dagg (22) may also be a first name.

Dagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dag'; Icel. Dagr-day. The diminutive seems to have been Daggett in England, but Daggett is a Yorkshire surname, and as such may be but a corruption of Tagg, which see, compare Tennyson for Dennison.

Georgius Dag, tapytour, 32 Henry III: Freemen of York.

1605. Thomas Robbins and Elizabeth Dagge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1667. Married — John Daggot and Ane Farrabee: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Wille Dag in Strathdee, 1527 (Grant, III. p. 70). It was also a surname in the Debateable Land in sixteenth century, in 1550—52 recorded as Dog (ALHT.), so it may be a form of Doig, which see.

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

During the past hundred years this name has become quite numerous in Dublin and is also found in north Tipperary and in Cork. Before that families of Dagg were established in Counties Wicklow and Wexford. The first I have met with in Ireland was John Dagg whose marriage licence bond was lodged in Cork in 1679 (four more such bonds are recorded for the eighteenth century). Another was a student of Dublin University from 1714 to 1719: he was born in Cornwall in 1686. Authorities differ as to the origin of the name: Reaney, the most reliable, derives it from Old-French dague, a dagger, i.e. one who carries a dagger.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scandinavian or English) the O.Scand. pers. name Dag-r, or the Anglo-Saxon Dægga = Day [Old Norse dag-r-Old English dæg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Derived from Old-French dague, a dagger, this .

name came to Ireland from England in the seventeenth century. SIF 49

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ferguson thinks it may be derived from the Teutonic, docg, day.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Dach; from the Dutch, Dake; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dagg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dagg (Hindi: डग्ग, Marathi: डग) is most common in Canada. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dagg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 123,630th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,973,875 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dagg live; 48 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dagg is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 22 people.

The last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 1,008 people, or 1 in 36,553. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 43 percent live, British Columbia, where 21 percent live and Alberta, where 14 percent live. Apart from Canada this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Dagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dagg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 142 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dagg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dagg surname are 23.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Dagg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning R 319,584 per year; in United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daggs891,516/
Dhagg896/
Daggå891/
Daugg891/
Daigg890/
Dag867,171/
Daggue804/
Daggig802/
Daggsh801/
Dauggs801/
Daggtt800/
Daug752,278/
Daig751,154/
Dagh75862/
Dhag75705/
Daag75509/
Dogg75112/
Deag75111/
Dagø7561/
Dags7512/
Dahg7511/
Dasg758/
Dgag753/
Dagz753/
Dagk752/
Dagq751/
Dagp751/
Dagc751/
Dagė751/
Hdag751/
Dayg750/
Dacg750/
Dague674,759/
Daugs67568/
Daigh67329/
Daigs6767/
Dahag6727/
Daugh6724/
Doigg6717/
Doggs6713/
Dhagh679/
Daagh679/
Doggz675/
Doogg674/
Hdaag672/
Dashg672/
Dagås672/
Dheag672/
Dhaag672/
Deaug671/
Dgahg671/
Daugt671/
Dakgs671/
Dhaig671/
Deagh671/
Dassg671/
Dgoug671/
Dasgh671/
Doggh670/
Dougg670/

Dagg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dagg in the Hindi language
डग्गdagga-
Dagg in the Marathi language
डगdaga-

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