Foggs Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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Foggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

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.

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

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

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Fogs891/
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Fougs801/
Voggs801/
Fogss801/
Fog751,239/
Voggss731/
Foks677,683/
Fagg675,055/
Fogt672,549/
Fogh671,732/
Vogg671,489/
Fuog67111/
Foxs6744/
Fgag6729/
Foog6719/
Foug6717/
Fosk6716/
Vogs6714/
Fosg6710/
Fugs677/
Fags677/
Fohg674/
Foig672/
Fosx672/
Pfog672/
Vfog671/
Fgog671/
Fogk671/
Fogp671/
Fhog671/
Fegs671/

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