Hagg Surname

159,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,739 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Hagg Surname Definition:

(Northern English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hedged Enclosure [Old Northern English haga = O N, hagi (=Ger. hag]

Hagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0591:342,26530,803
Germany7491:107,48413,276
Netherlands2181:77,46413,087
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England831:671,30238,633
Austria551:154,82620,536
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Wales131:238,04114,239
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guam11:160,1214,893
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

Hagg (10) may also be a first name.

Hagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Northern English and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hedged Enclosure [Old Northern English haga = O N, hagi (=Ger. hag]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Broken ground in a bog. Halliw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hagg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hagg is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hagg.

How Common Is The Last Name Hagg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 159,324th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,660,659 people. The surname Hagg occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Hagg live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hagg is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,059 people, or 1 in 342,265. In The United States Hagg is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Hagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hagg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hagg surname rose 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hagg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Hagg last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hagg surname are 16.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hagg earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning R 210,792 per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $53,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haugg891,406/
Haggh8915/
Haggs899/
Haagg897/
Hgagg894/
Haigg893/
Chagg892/
Khagg891/
Haggt890/
Hag8616,163/
Agg861,761/
Heaggs8015/
Chaggs801/
Chaugg800/
Haag7547,653/
Hogg7542,610/
Haug7533,147/
Hagh7510,278/
Haig756,853/
Hgag751,890/
Gagg75656/
Chag75545/
Khag75299/
Jagg75108/
Heag7582/
Hagt7575/
Aggs7539/
Hags7529/
Augg7527/
Ahag7519/
Haág7517/
Åhag7510/
Hhag752/
Hahg752/
Agkg752/
Hõgg751/
Hjag751/
Hagc751/
Aagg751/
Hagz751/
Ohgg751/
Aggc751/
Aggh751/
Aggq751/
Agcg751/
Akgg751/
Ahgg751/
Aygg751/
Hagk751/
Hakg750/
Haggová732/
Haigh6721,731/
Hague6719,632/
Ag679,177/
Haugh677,769/
Haugk67958/
Chagh67923/
Gaigg67587/
Gaugg67396/
Haagh67326/
Hoggs67202/
Chaig67145/
Chaug67131/
Aggue67116/
Heags6764/
Chhag6755/
Hagås6748/
Haugå6741/
Haugs6738/
Khagh6720/
Hougg6716/
Khaig6715/
Chags6715/
Heagh6713/
Haags6713/
Aggik6710/
Haygh6710/
Haigt674/
Hgahg674/
Chahg674/
Heagp674/
Haigs673/
Hausg673/
Haugt673/
Jhagh672/
Aggig672/
Hagke672/
Aiggs672/
Khaag671/
Khaug671/
Khogg671/
Cheag671/
Hauug671/
Haihg671/
Hohgg671/
Hashg671/
Chayg671/
Chaag671/
Hgaig671/
Chagz671/
Johgg671/
Heagz670/
Hagtt670/

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