Fuggle Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fuggle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fowl'; Anglo-Saxon fugol. But I would suggest that this surname is the result of immigration from the Low Countries, and is the Dutch Vogel, easily enough corrupted into Fuggle. The etymology remains the same; v.

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Fuggle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3701:150,58914,397
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia341:793,99150,673
United States251:14,498,357517,445
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2321:105,06610,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Fuggle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the fowl'; Anglo-Saxon fugol. But I would suggest that this surname is the result of immigration from the Low Countries, and is the Dutch Vogel, easily enough corrupted into Fuggle. The etymology remains the same; v. Fowl and Vowell.

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

A bird of any species. Le Fowle. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Anglo-Saxon fugel, a fowl. In some instances the name has taken the more modern form of Fowle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse ,from the Danish, Fugl; from the Swedish, Fogel; from the Flemish , from the German, Vogel; from the French, Figille (?); in the Domesday Book, Fuglo; a personal name.

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

Fuggle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fuggle is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fuggle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 601,907th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,123,151 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Fuggle reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Fuggle is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 370 people, or 1 in 150,589. In England Fuggle is mostly found in: Kent, where 38 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and East Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Fuggle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fuggle has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fuggle last name expanded 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fuggle Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fuggle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.61% more than the national average, earning R 486,228 per year; in United States they earn 19.82% more than the national average, earning $51,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% more than the national average, earning $54,980 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fuggles9259/
Fueggle928/
Fugle91449/
Fugler83632/
Fuglie83122/
Foggle8388/
Fuglei8350/
Figgle8329/
Fougle8315/
Fuglee8314/
Fugele837/
Fugile832/
Fuglet831/
Feugle830/
Fugley830/
Fuigle830/
Fougler7710/
Fauglie775/
Pfugler773/
Funglee772/
Fougled772/
Feuglet771/
Fuglees770/
Feugley770/
Figgley770/
Fugglis770/
Fogle7313,915/
Fugli7340/
Figle7312/
Fugly731/
Fügle731/
Vugle730/
Fugellie7178/
Faugille7120/
Fuglesth713/
Fouguele711/
Figley671,027/
Fiegle67216/
Faugli6793/
Foegle6786/
Veugle6754/
Figlea6738/
Fogley6724/
Fugløy6722/
Fougli6717/
Fügler6713/
Phugle677/
Fugloy674/
Foogle673/
Vaugle672/
Fouglé671/
Fuegli671/
Figlee671/
Figlei671/
Vougle670/
Vuegle670/

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