Fogg Surname

43,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Fogg Surname Definition:

A well-known Lancashire surname. I can only suggest a local origin. Lower states that it is an ancient Kentish family (Patronymica Britannica). Across the Atlantic this surname has ramified very strongly.

1509. Thomas Fogg, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

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Fogg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5401:48,0715,823
England3,0251:18,4192,630
Australia6431:41,9845,367
Canada3061:120,41012,664
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Scotland791:67,7705,294
Wales731:42,3914,090
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
France61:11,070,454349,096
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7261:14,1222,114
Scotland201:187,1617,190
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8971:17,3352,204

Fogg (29) may also be a first name.

Fogg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A well-known Lancashire surname. I can only suggest a local origin. Lower states that it is an ancient Kentish family (Patronymica Britannica). Across the Atlantic this surname has ramified very strongly.

1509. Thomas Fogg, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1592. Robert Fogg, of Radcliffe, yeoman: Wills at Chester.

1599. Married — William Norwood and Anne Fogg: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1610. Annie Fogg, of Darcy Lever: Wills at Chester.

1615. Thurston Fogg, Blackburn: ibid.

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

Prob. represents the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Focga.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Fogg, a pet form of Fulcher (people, army).

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

Fogg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fogg (Russian: Фогг) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Fogg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fogg is the 43,483rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 609,378 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fogg live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Fogg is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used forename on earth, held by 29 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 7,540 people, or 1 in 48,071. In The United States Fogg is primarily found in: California, where 8 percent reside, Maine, where 8 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Fogg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fogg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 395 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Fogg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fogg last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fogg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning 399,462 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.66% more than the national average, earning R 415,056 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning $50,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggs89123/
Fog861,239/
Fagg755,055/
Fogt752,549/
Fogh751,732/
Vogg751,489/
Fuog75111/
Függ7544/
Fgag7529/
Foog7519/
Foug7517/
Fugg7514/
Fosg7510/
Fohg754/
Foig752/
Pfog752/
Fgug751/
Fogp751/
Fogs751/
Fhog751/
Vfog751/
Fgog751/
Fogk751/
Foeg750/
Fogue672,882/
Foigt67145/
Fough67102/
Fougt6796/
Fosgt6765/
Fuggs6738/
Faggs6737/
Fogth6733/
Phogg6726/
Foygt6723/
Fojgt6714/
Fogtt675/
Foegh674/
Fuggì672/
Foogk671/
Faagg671/
Voigg671/
Vougg671/
Fougs671/
Ffogz671/
Pfohg671/
Fogkp671/
Fogss671/
Faggz671/

Fogg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fogg in the Russian language
Фоггfogg-

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