Lugg Surname
Approximately 2,752 people bear this surname
Lugg Surname Definition:
(Low German) 1 Dweller at a Lug of Land [Dialectal English lug, a rod, pole, or perch of land; prob. conn. with English log] . . . eight lugs of grownd.—The Faerie Queene, II. x. 11.
2 Slow, Heavy, Dull [Dialectal English lug: cp. Frisian lug (= Dutch log), slow, heavy, dull] 3 a nickname from the L.
Read More About This SurnameLugg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,091 | 1:51,071 | 6,314 |
| United States | 517 | 1:701,081 | 55,448 |
| Australia | 489 | 1:55,206 | 6,773 |
| Jamaica | 266 | 1:10,789 | 1,139 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Canada | 83 | 1:443,923 | 38,562 |
| Wales | 70 | 1:44,208 | 4,243 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 864 | 1:28,212 | 3,821 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 139 | 1:361,285 | 27,442 |
Lugg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Low German) 1 Dweller at a Lug of Land [Dialectal English lug, a rod, pole, or perch of land; prob. conn. with English log] . . . eight lugs of grownd.—The Faerie Queene, II. x. 11.
2 Slow, Heavy, Dull [Dialectal English lug: cp. Frisian lug (= Dutch log), slow, heavy, dull] 3 a nickname from the L.Ger, word seen in Swedish lugg, a forelock; and perh. also from Northern English and Scot. lug, the ear [cp. Scandinavian lugga, to pull (by the hair] Joseph Lugge.—Hundred Rolls
A river in Herefordshire.
From the German, Luge; from the Dutch, Lugt; from the Flemish, Luig; a personal name.
The Luggs are now established in the Helston district. There was a Barnstaple family of this name in the 17th century, to which the mayors of that town in 1614 and 1661 belonged (Gribble's "Barnstaple").
Lugg Demographics
Average Male Lugg Height
177.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lugg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lugg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lugg is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lugg? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 158,650th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,648,091 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Lugg live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,091 people, or 1 in 51,071. In England it is most numerous in: Cornwall, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.
Lugg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lugg has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lugg surname rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lugg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lugg last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lugg last name are 8.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Lugg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 233.73% more than the national average, earning 1,154,980 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 35.88% more than the national average, earning R 322,908 per year; in United States they earn 8.53% more than the national average, earning $46,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $56,373 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laugg | 89 | 16 | / |
| Luigg | 89 | 3 | / |
| Luygg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luegg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Liugg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luggs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lug | 86 | 165 | / |
| Luig | 75 | 2,535 | / |
| Lueg | 75 | 1,537 | / |
| Laug | 75 | 1,245 | / |
| Lugt | 75 | 422 | / |
| Logg | 75 | 356 | / |
| Loug | 75 | 38 | / |
| Luug | 75 | 16 | / |
| Lugs | 75 | 15 | / |
| Llug | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lugh | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lugz | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lugk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ligg | 75 | 7 | / |
| Leug | 75 | 6 | / |
| Luyg | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lugp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liug | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lucg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luhg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luqg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyug | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lough | 67 | 7,636 | / |
| Lugue | 67 | 2,495 | / |
| Laugs | 67 | 436 | / |
| Luigs | 67 | 362 | / |
| Laugh | 67 | 348 | / |
| Leugs | 67 | 113 | / |
| Laugt | 67 | 93 | / |
| Lahug | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lugth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laugx | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loggc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Llaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luugh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laugk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgoug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luqgt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liegg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liaug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liugs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lugch | 67 | 0 | / |
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