Hogger Surname
Approximately 998 people bear this surname
Hogger Surname Definition:
From ME. hogherde, one in charge of hogs i.e. young sheep. Henry Hoggart witnessed an instrument of sasine, 1525 (Home, 35), and Robert Hoghyrd was a witness in Dunfermline, 1555 (Laing, 633). A commission was appointed in 1562 for trial of Robert Hoggart (ER.
Read More About This SurnameHogger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 485 | 1:165,991 | 19,653 |
| England | 422 | 1:132,033 | 13,047 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Högger (562) are calculated separately.
Hogger (19) may also be a first name.
Hogger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From ME. hogherde, one in charge of hogs i.e. young sheep. Henry Hoggart witnessed an instrument of sasine, 1525 (Home, 35), and Robert Hoghyrd was a witness in Dunfermline, 1555 (Laing, 633). A commission was appointed in 1562 for trial of Robert Hoggart (ER., XIX, p. 496). George Hoggart or Huggart was a pensioner of Thirlestane Hospital in 1676 (Thomson, Lauderdale, p. 71). The surname was common in Stitchill and neighborhood in the seventeenth century as Haggeard, Hoggart, Hoggeart, Hoggearth, Hoggearthe, and Hoggard (Stitchill). Hogard 1676, Hogeard 1666.
May be the same as Hogarth, though hog-herd, swine-herd, has been suggested.
From the Flemish,; a personal name.$
Hogger Demographics
Average Hogger Salary in
United States
$37,971 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Hogger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hogger Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hogger (Arabic: هوغر) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Högger. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hogger? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 362,265th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 7,302,150 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Hogger live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 485 people, or 1 in 165,991. In Germany Hogger is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 98 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 1 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 0 percent live. Beside Germany Hogger is found in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Hogger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hogger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hogger surname grew 364 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hogger Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Hogger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12% less than the national average, earning $37,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% less than the national average, earning $44,747 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hogger Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hogger in the Arabic language | ||
| هوغر | hwghr | - |
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