Mogg Surname

110,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Mogg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from the nick. Mogg or Moggy; v. Moxon. Margaret ran riot among the vowels with Mag, Meg, and Mogfor nicks.

William Mogge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Mogg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
England1,0891:51,1646,320
Australia9031:29,8964,012
Canada2641:139,56714,363
Germany2271:354,65034,247
Austria2241:38,0156,132
Jamaica711:40,4222,599
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Wales591:52,4504,823
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
India221:34,866,608408,224
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6901:35,3274,618
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Mogg 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. Mogg or Moggy; v. Moxon. Margaret ran riot among the vowels with Mag, Meg, and Mogfor nicks.

William Mogge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Peter Mog, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1729. Married — Daniel Moggs and Grace Baker: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1798. — Robert Mogg and Mary Ann James: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 for Magg: v. Maggs.

2 for Mogue, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Mogg, a pet form of Margaret (pearl).

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

From the Old Norse, Mágr; from the Danish, Maag; from the Dutch, Mock, Mok; from the Flemish, Moke; from the German, Moch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mogg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mogg is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogg? popularity and diffusion

Mogg is the 110,984th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,740,933 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 40 percent of Mogg are found; 32 percent are found in North America and 32 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,090 people, or 1 in 332,531. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 26 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Mogg is found in 30 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 22 percent reside.

Mogg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mogg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Mogg last name expanded 1,028 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 536 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mogg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mogg surname are 30% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mogg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.79% more than the national average, earning R 346,464 per year; in United States they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $47,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.77% more than the national average, earning $53,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moggs8984/
Moigg8920/
Mokgg891/
Mog8612,467/
Moog757,283/
Magg751,836/
Mogk75965/
Moug75641/
Mugg75526/
Mogh75197/
Moig7597/
Mogs7527/
Mogp7510/
Moeg756/
Mohg755/
Mokg752/
Mmog752/
Moqg751/
Mogq751/
Mhog751/
Mgog751/
Mosg751/
Mouggue732/
Maggs676,190/
Mogue671,983/
Muigg67660/
Mough67654/
Mogck67639/
Moogk67154/
Maugg67151/
Muggs6719/
Moegh6717/
Moigk676/
Mgugh676/
Moogh673/
Moogs672/
Maggt671/
Mhgug671/
Moigh671/
Maggz671/
Mog's671/
Mohåg671/
Maggì671/
Moskg671/

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