Lagg Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Lagg Surname Definition:

LAG, LAGG: From the old barony of Lag in the parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Robert de Lage had a charter of lands of Neatherholme, Auldtounayle, etc., in Dumfriesshire from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1358). The charter is printed in RHM.

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Lagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Austria391:218,34426,757
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Lagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LAG, LAGG: From the old barony of Lag in the parish of Dunscore, Dumfriesshire. Robert de Lage had a charter of lands of Neatherholme, Auldtounayle, etc., in Dumfriesshire from David II (RMS., I, App. II, 1358). The charter is printed in RHM., II. 94, but is undated. There is another Lagg at Irongray, Dumfriesshire, and Lagg near Gatehouse, Kirkcudbrightshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Lagg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lagg (Russian: Лагг) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lagg? popularity and diffusion

Lagg is the 1,281,391st most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Lagg reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 3,983,065. In The United States Lagg is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 16 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Lagg is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 16 percent reside.

Lagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lagg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lagg last name increased 253 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lagg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lagg surname are 35.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lagg earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $40,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.94% more than the national average, earning $65,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laugg8916/
Lyagg891/
Laggs890/
Lag861,760/
Laggue802/
Laag751,884/
Laug751,245/
Lagh75807/
Laig75769/
Logg75356/
Liag7580/
Llag7527/
Lyag7510/
Lahg7510/
Layg756/
Leag755/
Hlag752/
Lagk752/
Lagt752/
Lags751/
Lakg751/
Lague675,769/
Laugs67436/
Laugh67348/
Lahag67164/
Laigh67151/
Laugt6793/
Lahug6768/
Lyagh6756/
Lhagh6732/
Liagh6715/
Leagh6713/
Leigg6710/
Llags6710/
Laugx675/
Liaag673/
Loggc672/
Lacgh671/
Leagz671/
Lassg671/
Laugk671/
Liahg671/
Llaug671/
Liaug671/
Lgoug671/
Lachg671/
Lauhg671/
Lagke671/
Laagh671/
Lyahg671/
Loggs670/
Laags670/
Leacg670/
Leags670/

Lagg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lagg in the Russian language
Лаггlagg-

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