Jagg Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Jagg Surname Definition:

The surname Jackson, meaning ‘son of Jack’, stems from the first name Jack, but it is difficult to know whether Jack is a derivative of John or of Jacques (French for James). Certainly most of the diminutive forms, Jacklin, Jackett, Jaggard and so on, are from James (which see).

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Jagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria501:170,30922,149
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India141:54,790,384527,769
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

The alternate forms: Jägg (114) are calculated separately.

Jagg (248) may also be a first name.

Jagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The surname Jackson, meaning ‘son of Jack’, stems from the first name Jack, but it is difficult to know whether Jack is a derivative of John or of Jacques (French for James). Certainly most of the diminutive forms, Jacklin, Jackett, Jaggard and so on, are from James (which see).

There are many early references to Jack and its diminutives. One Andreas filius Jake appears in the 1195—97 Pipe Rolls for Cornwall, while a Jakelinus is recorded in Yorkshire in the Book of Fees dated 1219. The earliest reference to the name Jackson itself appears in the 1327 Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk, where one Adam Jackessone is listed.

Jacksons seem to be born fighters. John ‘Gentleman’ Jackson (1769—1845) was a famous barefisted pugilist who held the English championship for eight years, then retired in 1803 to coach Lord Byron, amongst others. Peter Jackson (1861— 1901), the first great black boxer, won both the Australian heavyweight title (1886) and the British Empire title (1892) while Henry Jackson is the real name of Henry Armstrong (b. 1912), the only man to have held three world boxing championships simultaneously: featherweight (1937), welterweight (1938) and lightweight (1938).

The renowned English test cricketer, Sir Stanley Jackson (1870—1947), played against Australia in the famous 1893 series, then went on to become Governor of Bengal as well as Chairman of the Conservative Party.

The 1901 Jacksonville, Florida fire destroyed a total of over 1700 buildings.

American President Andrew Jackson (1767—1845) originated the ubiquitous American slang expression ‘OK’. Jackson’s grammar and spelling were as rough as his frontier origins. Therefore he approved presidential papers with the notation ‘OK’, his way of abbreviating ‘Oll Korrect’.

The ‘Major Mite’, whose real name was William E. Jackson (1864—1900), was one of the world’s shortest dwarfs. He was only 27 in (70 cm) tall. On the other hand, another Jackson, Baby Flo (Mrs Flora Mae Jackson), weighed over 60 stone just before her death in 1965.

There are no Jackson-related towns or major geographic features in the United Kingdom. Canada’s Newfoundland has a town called Jackson’s Arm, New Zealand has a Jackson Head (as well as a town called Jacksons) and South Africa has a Jackson’s Drift. Australia has a town called simply Jackson, as do no fewer than 16 states of America where 30 towns and cities are name related, including the well-known Jacksonville, Florida (one of 9 Jacksonvilles). Mountains in Western Australia and the United States are called Jackson, as are bays in Canada and New Zealand.

With about 165,000 namesakes Jackson is the 24th most popular surname in England and Wales. (The name is not common enough throughout Scotland to be counted separately.) Jackson is notably popular in and around Leeds where an estimated one in about 215 families bears the name. In descending numerical order Sheffield, Teesside and Bradford are other Jackson strongholds. Around the world Jacksons are most common in Auckland (one in 592 families), Wellington (one in 607) and Sydney (one in 701). The United States has more Jacksons than the entire combined populations of Bristol and Southampton-an estimated total of just over 661,000 makes this their 17th most popular surname.

— Peter Verstappen

Jagg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jagg (Hindi: जग्ग) is more frequently found in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Jägg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jagg? popularity and diffusion

Jagg is the 1,765,740th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Jagg live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 566,287th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 248 people.

Jagg is most commonly held in Austria, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 170,309. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Vorarlberg, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Austria Jagg is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Jagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jagg has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Jagg surname decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jagg Last Name Statistics demography

Jagg earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,348 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jägg92114/
Jaggs89574/
Jhagg8912/
Jaggz892/
Jaegg891/
Jag861,778/
Hagg752,739/
Jagt751,526/
Jaeg75400/
Jaug75225/
Jaag75138/
Cagg7584/
Sagg7583/
Jags7560/
Jagh7543/
Jogg7522/
Jaig759/
Jajg757/
Tjag757/
Djag755/
Jhag755/
Jagc754/
Yagg753/
Zagg753/
Zjag752/
Jasg752/
Jagq752/
Jahg752/
Hjag751/
Jaqg751/
Jiag751/
Jakg751/
Jagk751/
Jeag751/
Jgag751/
Jgog751/
Jaggova731/
Zaugg678,881/
Haugg671,406/
Saigg67222/
Jague67141/
Zaggh67114/
Jagsz6775/
Saggh6741/
Seagg6715/
Haggh6715/
Haggs679/
Jihag678/
Haagg677/
Scagg677/
Ojhag675/
Jahag675/
Ujhag674/
Jaigh673/
Haigg673/
Jhagh672/
Ajiag672/
Chagg672/
Aijag671/
Saugg671/
Caigg671/
Caugg671/
Joegg671/
Ijagt671/
Hijag671/
Joggg671/
Ayogg671/
Djaag671/
Zaggs671/
Jagss671/
Jiahg671/
Johgg671/
Khagg671/
Joggs670/
Jachg670/
Haggt670/
Geagg670/

Jagg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jagg in the Hindi language
जग्गjagga95
जग्ग्jagg5

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