Kegg Surname

373,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 961 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kegg Surname Definition:

A form of Keig, q.v.

Kegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7391:490,47241,410
England1761:316,58023,688
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
Isle of Man631:861138
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Kegg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Keig, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Contracted from Mac Taidhg, 'Tadg’s Son.' Tadhg (modernised as Teague) should be regarded as a proper name, although its meaning seems to be 'poet'. In Ireland the name is considered, but quite mistakenly, as equivalent to Timothy.

'Ballyheige, in Kerry, has its name from the family of O'Teige, its full Irish name being Baile-ui-Thadg'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kegg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kegg (Russian: Кегг) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 373,124th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,583,294 people. Kegg occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Kegg are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 490,472. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent reside, Ohio, where 18 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Kegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kegg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kegg surname rose 379 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kegg last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.21% registered with the party.

Kegg earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.61% less than the national average, earning $39,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keggs8911/
Keagg890/
Keg86144/
Keiggs800/
Kegh75960/
Keig75523/
Keag75303/
Keeg7559/
Kigg7511/
Kheg755/
Kieg753/
Kehg752/
Keug752/
Kegq751/
Kegk751/
Kesg751/
Keqg751/
Kkeg751/
Cegg750/
Kegt750/
Kegue67174/
Keigh6730/
Kaigg6727/
Kheyg6715/
Quegg677/
Chegg677/
Kiegh677/
Keugh672/
Kgkjg672/
Keagh672/
Keygs671/
Kejgk671/
Keuhg671/
Keagz671/
Kjggp671/
Kgajg671/
Kgkyg671/
Kheig671/
Kcecg671/
Kuigg670/

Kegg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kegg in the Russian language
Кеггkegg-

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