Maggs Surname

78,877th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Maggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the nick. Magg. The mag-pie still preserves the memory of this homely name.

Flie, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Magge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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Maggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9751:18,7292,688
Australia1,0321:26,1593,559
United States9241:392,27234,430
Wales5681:5,448604
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Canada2301:160,19816,186
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Scotland461:116,3877,543
France121:5,535,227269,324
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7641:13,8182,071
Wales2391:6,562428
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Maggs (111) may also be a first name.

Maggs 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 the nick. Magg. The mag-pie still preserves the memory of this homely name.

Flie, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Magge, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Ralph fil. Henry Mag, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Isabella Mag-doghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus Magge, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Magson, 1379: ibid.

Rogerus Magson, 1379: ibid.

The next two occur together:

Johannes Megson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Magson, 1379: ibid.

1751. Married — Eli Maggs and Jane Mason: St. George, Hanover Square.

1760. — Richard Boyden and Mary Magson: ibid.

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

(Anglo-Greek) MAGG’s(Son): Magg, a diminutive of Margaret = a Pearl [Latin margarita, Greek μαργαρίτης, a pearl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Abbreviation for Margaret.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, English) Descendant of Magg, a pet form of names beginning with Mag (blood relationship), as Magafrid and Magbald; descendant of Magg, a pet form of Margaret (pearl).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably one of the many nicknames of Margaret. See Female Christian Names.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hugo Mages, Normandy, 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Magge, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Maggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Maggs is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maggs? popularity and diffusion

Maggs is the 78,877th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,177,310 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Maggs live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles. Maggs is also the 890,531st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 111 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 2,975 people, or 1 in 18,729. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 15 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 11 percent live and City of Bristol, where 10 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Maggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Maggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Maggs last name expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Maggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maggs surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Maggs earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 26.55% more than the national average, earning R 300,720 per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.19% more than the national average, earning $52,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meaggs910/
Magg891,836/
Mags89367/
Meggs802,248/
Maugg80151/
Moggs8084/
Maags8055/
Magse808/
Magsh805/
Magss804/
Magst803/
Maigs802/
Meagg801/
Maggt801/
Maigg801/
Maggz801/
Mgogs801/
Maggì801/
Maegs800/
Mag7522,216/
Meiggs73644/
Maggue7339/
Mahgsh733/
Maggix731/
Magshe731/
Masggh731/
Maag679,255/
Mogg674,186/
Maks672,219/
Magh671,176/
Maqs67385/
Maug67340/
Maig6798/
Maugsch6758/
Mayg6746/
Maxs6735/
Mogs6727/
Mahg6724/
Magt6722/
Magc6721/
Magk6713/
Masq6712/
Magz6710/
Magx675/
Macg673/
Makg672/
Magp672/
Majg672/
Masx672/
Mmag671/
Mhag671/
Mgog671/
Masg671/
Maïg671/
Maiggue671/
Meag671/
Megs670/

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