Fogge Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Fogge 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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Fogge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Fogge 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

An ancient Kentish family, possibly identical with that of Fagge. Ferguson says "fiog," Danish, a simpleton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fogge Last Name Facts

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

Fogge is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fogge? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,333,370th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Fogge live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Fogge is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 23 percent live, Massachusetts, where 13 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Besides The United States Fogge is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Fogge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fogge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fogge surname grew 783 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fogge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fogge surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Fogge earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning 267,929 kr per year and in United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggie91640/
Foggea91307/
Fogger9160/
Foggey9110/
Fogget912/
Foge89224/
Foggett83259/
Foggies832/
Figge804,315/
Foged801,491/
Foggi80674/
Fagge80632/
Fodge80532/
Fonge80512/
Foege80306/
Foget80281/
Foggy80223/
Foger80141/
Fogie8072/
Foges8063/
Foghe8042/
Fugge8032/
Foige8019/
Fogeh8015/
Vogge8013/
Fegge804/
Fogga803/
Fouge803/
Fooge803/
Fogey802/
Fuoge801/
Foxge801/
Fogye801/
Fogze801/
Ffoge801/
Fogee800/
Foe756,628/
Foggia731,785/
Fugger731,201/
Foguet73394/
Fogues73285/
Foguer73110/
Foggoa7362/
Foughe7351/
Fouger7350/
Fogued7347/
Fougea7340/
Fonghe7336/
Fogher7333/
Foggio7333/
Foguep7318/
Foguez7317/
Fugget7311/
Fouget738/
Founge736/
Fogier734/
Foghed734/
Foggit732/
Fagget732/
Fagger731/
Foggid731/
Foghee731/
Fangge731/
Fogett731/
Foggéa731/
Fogheu731/
Fosges731/
Fouges731/
Fagged731/
Faggeh731/
Foghes731/
Fosget730/
Faggey730/
Fougie730/
Faggee730/
Faggie730/
Voegge730/
Fosger730/
Foye674,423/
Fuge674,271/
Fage672,991/
Foga672,007/
Voge671,259/
Fose671,166/
Fowe67802/
Foxe67700/
Fege67573/
Faggett67298/
Foce67264/
Foze67190/
Foggitt67183/
Füge67177/
Foue67166/
Föge67162/
Fougier6773/
Fougues6766/
Foje6746/
Fosgett6741/
Fogi6738/
Fogy6727/
Fuggett6726/
Fouguet6714/
Fhogues6710/
Foingeh673/
Fgea673/
Wfoe672/
Pfoe671/
Faggier671/
Foungie671/
Foie671/
Fège671/
Fége671/
Fanggeh671/
Foguett671/
Fgae671/
Fgej671/
Fgey671/
Fougher670/
Fougett670/
Foughey670/
Fodgett670/
Foughez670/

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