Dagg Surname
Approximately 3,692 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDagg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1,008 | 1:36,553 | 4,651 |
| United States | 792 | 1:457,650 | 39,105 |
| England | 626 | 1:89,006 | 9,633 |
| Australia | 506 | 1:53,351 | 6,583 |
| New Zealand | 277 | 1:16,348 | 2,848 |
| Ireland | 245 | 1:19,220 | 2,012 |
| Scotland | 84 | 1:63,736 | 5,100 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:119,020 | 9,008 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 172 | 1:25,755 | 2,765 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 322 | 1:75,700 | 8,272 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:103,978 | 5,126 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:92,260 | 4,121 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
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.
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.
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.
(Scandinavian or English) the O.Scand. pers. name Dag-r, or the Anglo-Saxon Dægga = Day [Old Norse dag-r-Old English dæg]
Derived from Old-French dague, a dagger, this .
name came to Ireland from England in the seventeenth century. SIF 49
Ferguson thinks it may be derived from the Teutonic, docg, day.
From the German, Dach; from the Dutch, Dake; a personal name.
Dagg Demographics
Average Male Dagg Height
178.27 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daggs | 89 | 1,516 | / |
| Dhagg | 89 | 6 | / |
| Daggå | 89 | 1 | / |
| Daugg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Daigg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dag | 86 | 7,171 | / |
| Daggue | 80 | 4 | / |
| Daggig | 80 | 2 | / |
| Daggsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dauggs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daggtt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Daug | 75 | 2,278 | / |
| Daig | 75 | 1,154 | / |
| Dagh | 75 | 862 | / |
| Dhag | 75 | 705 | / |
| Daag | 75 | 509 | / |
| Dogg | 75 | 112 | / |
| Deag | 75 | 111 | / |
| Dagø | 75 | 61 | / |
| Dags | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dahg | 75 | 11 | / |
| Dasg | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dgag | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dagz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dagk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dagq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dagp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dagc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dagė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdag | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dayg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dacg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dague | 67 | 4,759 | / |
| Daugs | 67 | 568 | / |
| Daigh | 67 | 329 | / |
| Daigs | 67 | 67 | / |
| Dahag | 67 | 27 | / |
| Daugh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Doigg | 67 | 17 | / |
| Doggs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dhagh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Daagh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Doggz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Doogg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hdaag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dashg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dagås | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dheag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhaag | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgahg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daugt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakgs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dassg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dasgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doggh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dougg | 67 | 0 | / |
Dagg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dagg in the Hindi language | ||
| डग्ग | dagga | - |
| Dagg in the Marathi language | ||
| डग | daga | - |
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