Hoggs Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

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

Hoggs Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the sign of the hog or young sheep; descendant of Hoga (careful or prudent); a nickname applied to a coarse, self-indulgent, gluttonous or filthy person; descendant of Hodge, a pet form of Roger (fame, spear).

Hoggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hoggs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the sign of the hog or young sheep; descendant of Hoga (careful or prudent); a nickname applied to a coarse, self-indulgent, gluttonous or filthy person; descendant of Hodge, a pet form of Roger (fame, spear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hoggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hoggs is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hoggs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hoggs is the 1,177,228th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name Hoggs is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Hoggs are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 1,969,886. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 14 percent live, Michigan, where 13 percent live and Indiana, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 3 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Hoggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hoggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hoggs last name grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hoggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hoggs surname is chiefly Baptist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hoggs last name are 18.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.45% being registered with the political party.

Hoggs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.94% less than the national average, earning $35,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogg8942,610/
Oggs89136/
Hogs8920/
Heggs801,199/
Goggs80227/
Huggs80198/
Hoogs80125/
Hougs8090/
Hougg8016/
Haggs809/
Hogse805/
Hohgg801/
Khogg801/
Hogsh800/
Joggs800/
Ogg756,538/
Hog75772/
Ogs755/
Heggås7350/
Chuggs732/
Chaggs731/
Haggst731/
Haeggs731/
Huggss731/
Huiggs730/
Goiggs730/
Hoggue730/
Hagg672,739/
Hoog672,707/
Hgag671,890/
Eggs671,465/
Hogh671,023/
Houg67955/
Gogg67495/
Hoks67406/
Hoig67131/
Hugs67107/
Hogt67101/
Hoyg6750/
Chog6747/
Aggs6739/
Khog6734/
Hags6729/
Jogg6722/
Oigg6715/
Gags6713/
Hogk6713/
Gogs677/
Hohg674/
Ogse673/
Oogg672/
Ogsz672/
Huog672/
Hogz672/
Hosg672/
Gugs672/
Hosc672/
Hegs672/
Hogc672/
Hõgg671/
Okgg671/
Osgs671/
Oqgg671/
Oqgs671/
Ogqs671/
Ogsj671/
Oggh671/
Oggk671/
Oggp671/
Ohgg671/
Ogxs671/
Ocgs671/
Uhgs671/
Ahgg671/
Ahgs671/
Jogs671/
Hoqs671/
Hosq671/
Hojg671/
Uggs671/
Hogqust670/

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Hoggs Reference & Research

Hogg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hogg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hoggs
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