Foggo Surname

385,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 921 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Foggo Surname Definition:

From the lands of Fogo in Rerwickshire. Adam de Foghou witnessed the gift by Earl Waldeve to the monks of Melrose of a pasture on Lammermuir c. 1166—82 (Frasers of Philorth, I). William de Foghou was abbot of Melrose in 1310 (Morton, p. 228), Master Richard of Foggowe, parson of Douglas, had letters of safe conduct through England in 1352 (Hof.

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Foggo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:267,87521,171
Australia1861:145,13815,497
Scotland1661:32,2523,240
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Canada621:594,28449,093
Bermuda561:1,166187
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Wales61:515,75523,171
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2301:16,2751,761
England851:286,76919,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Foggo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Fogo in Rerwickshire. Adam de Foghou witnessed the gift by Earl Waldeve to the monks of Melrose of a pasture on Lammermuir c. 1166—82 (Frasers of Philorth, I). William de Foghou was abbot of Melrose in 1310 (Morton, p. 228), Master Richard of Foggowe, parson of Douglas, had letters of safe conduct through England in 1352 (Hof. Scot., l; p. 746,752), John de Fogo appears as abbot of Melrose in 1425 (RMS., II, 31) and confessor to King James i in 1436. Robert de Fogo was bachelor of decrees in Glasgow in 1438 (REG., p. 358), Andrew Fogo was member of an assize at Cupar in 1521 (SCBF., p. 223), John Fogow was sub-chanter of Cupar in 1553 (Cupar-Angus, II,p. 110), William Fogo was secretary to the archbishop of Glasgow in 1554 (Protocols, I), and George Fogo was member of the burgh council of Stirling in 1609 (SBR., p. 286). An action at law was raised against Patrick Fogoe in Bleloch in 1652 (DPD., II, p. 145).

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

(Teutonic) belonging to Fogo (Scotland) = prob. Fog-Hill [A.D. 1250, Foghou-Englishfog (1) a mist (2) coarse grass (Middle English fogge) + how, a hill, Old Norse haug-r; but in Scotland how(e is often a hollow or valley: cp. Old English holh, a hollow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Foka; from the Frisian, Fokko; from the German, Fokke, Vocke; from the Swedish, Fock; from the Danish, Fog; a personal name.

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

Foggo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Foggo occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Foggo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foggo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Foggo is the 385,671st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 7,912,645 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Foggo reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 267,875. In England Foggo is most common in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Northumberland, where 16 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and Scotland, where 18 percent live.

Foggo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foggo has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Foggo last name rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 5,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Foggo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Foggo surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Foggo last name are 0.47000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Foggo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 23.76% more than the national average, earning $53,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.54% more than the national average, earning $55,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foggoa9162/
Fonggo916/
Fogo892,425/
Fouggou832/
Fongo802,104/
Fogou80284/
Fogho80118/
Fogos80116/
Fougo80104/
Faggo8089/
Fokgo8060/
Focgo8045/
Fogoz8045/
Fogoh8025/
Fogot806/
Fogoš806/
Fogga803/
Feggo802/
Fuogo802/
Foigo802/
Fuggo801/
Voggo801/
Foego801/
Fougou73954/
Fongou73305/
Fanggo73101/
Fongho7396/
Funggo7320/
Foungo7314/
Fougoh7311/
Fockgo733/
Fongoi732/
Foghoh732/
Fogouh732/
Fougho732/
Fuongo732/
Fgogoi732/
Pfongo731/
Fogott731/
Fohgou731/
Foggah731/
Foegoh731/
Phoggo731/
Focgho731/
Fosgot730/
Faggot730/
Foga672,007/
Fago671,341/
Fego67991/
Fugo67413/
Foungou67271/
Fonghoi6795/
Fonghoy6721/
Vogo6717/
Foogooa6713/
Foggatt678/
Fohngho674/
Fougoux673/
Fockgho671/
Faggott671/
Fanggoi671/
Faggous671/
Fêgo671/
Phonggo671/
Fuongoh671/
Fanggoy671/
Fockgoh671/
Fogó671/
Fohngoh671/
Foingoh671/
Fougous671/
Foukgoh671/
Foungoh671/
Foogood670/
Fosgood670/

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