Meggy Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Meggy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from nick. Megg, popularly Meggy; v. Moxon.

Johannes Megge, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Megge, Bedfordshire ibid.

John Megge, Berkshire, ibid.

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Meggy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England91:6,190,895170,599
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727

Meggy (2,234) may also be a first name.

Meggy 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 nick. Megg, popularly Meggy; v. Moxon.

Johannes Megge, Oxfordshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Megge, Bedfordshire ibid.

John Megge, Berkshire, ibid.

Adam Meggessone, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Mekson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Megson, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Megson, 1379: ibid.

1578. William Megges and Alice Banckes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1735. Married — John Megson and Ann Harrison: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A double diminutive of Margaret: v.Maggs

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A nurse-name of Margaret.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Megsons have contracted their name from Megginson, another name characterising this part of Yorkshire. On the tombstone of the wife of Francis Megson, who was buried in St. Olave's churchyard, York, in 1718, there is, or was, the following inscription: —

"Under this stone, crammed in a hole, does lye

The best of wives that ever man laid by.".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Meggy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meggy is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meggy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meggy is the 2,152,526th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. Meggy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 32 percent of Meggy reside; 19 percent reside in North America and 19 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Meggy is also the 158,104th most common given name at a global level, held by 2,234 people.

Meggy is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 2,631,828. In Canada Meggy is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Meggy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Meggy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Meggy last name decreased 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meggy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Meggy surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Meggy earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning R 263,364 per year.

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