Foggin Surname

387,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foggin Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Focken, Vogin; a personal name.

Foggin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:98,26810,404
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Australia531:509,35338,491
Canada381:969,62173,252
Scotland241:223,07611,507
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Wales61:515,75523,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Foggin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Focken, Vogin; a personal name.

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

Foggin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foggin occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Foggin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Foggin is the 387,397th most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,955,836 people. The surname Foggin is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Foggin live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 567 people, or 1 in 98,268. In England Foggin is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 25 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Durham, where 11 percent reside. Aside from England this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Foggin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foggin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Foggin last name expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 347 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foggin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foggin last name are 4.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.98% being registered with the party.

The amount Foggin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.45% more than the national average, earning R 348,024 per year; in United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning $56,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fogging924/
Fonggin921/
Foggion921/
Fogin9123/
Faggin83687/
Fongin83119/
Foghin8363/
Foguin8321/
Fuggin838/
Feggin835/
Foggen832/
Foigin830/
Foin801,269/
Fgin802/
Faggion772,558/
Faggian771,932/
Foguing7728/
Fuggian775/
Foungin774/
Funggin771/
Fonghin771/
Fagging770/
Fagin732,249/
Fotin732,048/
Vogin73372/
Foing73197/
Fogne73184/
Fugin73155/
Fozin73148/
Foint7377/
Fosin7368/
Foine7362/
Fogen7344/
Foien7328/
Fegin735/
Foimn734/
Fojin734/
Foyin733/
Fongg732/
Foinn731/
Foxin731/
Foind731/
Voggn731/
Fon6716,935/
Fozing67454/
Figgen67260/
Foegen67205/
Fongen6790/
Fochin6769/
Foigne6766/
Forzin6765/
Faggen6761/
Faguin6756/
Fagien6754/
Foguen6741/
Fosing6741/
Fangin6735/
Fejgin6729/
Foksin6725/
Vogien6724/
Foguim6713/
Fongne6711/
Feginn6711/
Foizen6710/
Foutin679/
Veggin679/
Foxing678/
Faghin677/
Faegin676/
Fousin675/
Fouzin674/
Vuggin673/
Fokhin673/
Fougne672/
Foting672/
Fottin672/
Foitin672/
Foucin671/
Faggim671/
Fodgen671/
Faging671/
Foytin671/
Fogsen671/
Fossin671/
Fojinh671/
Fodjin671/
Fogeng671/
Foying671/
Fomgne671/
Fooian671/
Fegien671/
Fozcin671/
Foccin671/
Fodzin671/
Fointh670/
Fougen670/
Fosgne670/
Fioian670/

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