Foggs Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Foggs 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.
Read More About This SurnameFoggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:2,970,975 | 173,956 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
Foggs 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.
Foggs Demographics
Foggs Political Affiliation
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Foggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Foggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Foggs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Foggs? popularity and diffusion
The surname Foggs is the 1,628,521st most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Foggs is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Foggs reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States Foggs is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 32 percent reside, Illinois, where 29 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Foggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Foggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Foggs surname increased 452 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Foggs Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Foggs surname are 41.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.44% registered to vote for the political party.
Foggs earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning $37,275 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fogg | 89 | 11,959 | / |
| Fogs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Fuggs | 80 | 38 | / |
| Faggs | 80 | 37 | / |
| Fougs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voggs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fogss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fog | 75 | 1,239 | / |
| Voggss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foks | 67 | 7,683 | / |
| Fagg | 67 | 5,055 | / |
| Fogt | 67 | 2,549 | / |
| Fogh | 67 | 1,732 | / |
| Vogg | 67 | 1,489 | / |
| Fuog | 67 | 111 | / |
| Foxs | 67 | 44 | / |
| Fgag | 67 | 29 | / |
| Foog | 67 | 19 | / |
| Foug | 67 | 17 | / |
| Fosk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vogs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Fosg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fugs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fags | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fohg | 67 | 4 | / |
| Foig | 67 | 2 | / |
| Fosx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vfog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fgog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fogk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fogp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fhog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fegs | 67 | 1 | / |
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