Maggott Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Maggott Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from Old French Margot, sharpened and abbreviated in England to Magot. This form was especially liked in northern counties. In the 14th century it was enormously popular in Yorkshire.

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Maggott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6531:82,96710,239
England581:960,65648,451
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha261:22546
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Maggott Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from Old French Margot, sharpened and abbreviated in England to Magot. This form was especially liked in northern counties. In the 14th century it was enormously popular in Yorkshire. The mag-pie was equally familiar as the magot-pie. Shakespear says: 'Augurs, and understood relations, have. By magot-pies, and choughs, and rooks brought forth The secretest man of blood': Macbeth.

With this, compare Magota Pye, 1379, Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Maggot Fin, Huntingdonshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Maggote, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Maggot, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Magotson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Cecilia fil. Magote, 1370: ibid.

Magota Malet, 1379: ibid.

Tohannes fil. Magote, 1379: ibid.

Magota Merchant, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Magotson, 1379: ibid.

1644. Baptised-Joan, d. Joseph Maggot, St. James, Clerkenwell.

1591. Married-John Magett and Janne Richarsone: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Maggott Last Name Facts

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

Maggott is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maggott? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maggott is the 443,157th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Maggott are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 653 people, or 1 in 82,967. In South Africa Maggott is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 73 percent live, Gauteng, where 11 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Apart from South Africa it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, where 3 percent live.

Maggott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Maggott has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Maggott last name increased 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Maggott Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Maggott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning R 299,160 per year; in United States they earn 72.91% less than the national average, earning $11,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mag'gott931/
Magott92190/
Maggot92135/
Manggot86184/
Mangott86166/
Magotte8672/
Meggott861/
Maggatt861/
Magot837,863/
Maggo832,241/
Manggo771,807/
Mangot771,181/
Magote77173/
Maggos77132/
Maggoo7749/
Maghot7732/
Maggou7728/
Magatt7726/
Majgot7722/
Mauggo779/
Meggot779/
Maggod779/
Maugot777/
Maggat776/
Magoot775/
Magoth771/
Magutt771/
Maggut771/
Magots770/
Mago7324,632/
Maingot711,675/
Manggat71404/
Magothe71329/
Manggut71258/
Manggoi71149/
Mangatt7184/
Maghout7172/
Mangodt7170/
Manggoy7165/
Magatte7136/
Maggouh7127/
Monggot7122/
Magotch7121/
Mainggo7117/
Makgote7113/
Meggatt7112/
Magghoo7111/
Magoust7110/
Mangout718/
Magoute717/
Magutte716/
Manggoh716/
Mangoot713/
Mannggo713/
Maygatt713/
Maghoth713/
Mangoth712/
Magouët712/
Maugout712/
Mahgout711/
Manggoo711/
Mangoit711/
Maaghot711/
Manggod711/
Manggou711/
Mayngot711/
Maghoot711/
Magoste711/
Mango6751,936/
Magat6718,323/
Magos677,881/
Magut674,426/
Masgo672,851/
Magou672,344/
Maugo672,283/
Mogot671,212/
Magga671,109/
Magod671,034/
Magoo67875/
Magho67651/
Magoa67579/
Magoi67360/
Maigo67340/
Magoč67253/
Magát67207/
Magoh67193/
Mhago67157/
Moggo6766/
Meago6757/
Magoś6755/
Magotsch6751/
Majgo6750/
Magop6744/
Maigatte6730/
Magoš6727/
Maugoust6723/
Megot6720/
Magoy6718/
Magoz6716/
Maygo6712/
Maago6710/
Mahgo678/
Macgo678/
Magoň675/
Mashggou674/
Mahangot674/
Mmago672/
Maïgo672/
Magouste671/
Mainggho671/
Mañgo671/
Mgago671/
Maingatt671/
Macgoyte671/
Maghothe671/
Monggoot671/
Mahghoot671/

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