Hogshaw Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

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

Hogshaw Surname Definition:

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Hog- Wood[v. under Hog(g, and + Middle English shawe Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Hogshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Hogshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Hog- Wood[v. under Hog(g, and + Middle English shawe Old English sc(e)aga, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hogshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hogshaw is found most frequently in Northern Ireland. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hogshaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hogshaw is the 2,808,717th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hogshaw live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hogshaw is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 57,657. In Northern Ireland Hogshaw is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Northern Ireland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent reside and Wales, where 2 percent reside.

Hogshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hogshaw has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hogshaw surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hogshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hagshaw860/
Oygshaw860/
Hockshaw800/
Ugshaw771/
Agshaw770/
Jagshaw711/
Gaxshaw710/
Hooksaw710/
Hackshaw671,632/
Gokhshaw6732/
Agsaw676/
Hachshaw671/
Hockshow670/

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