Moggridge Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Moggridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moggridge.' I cannot discover the spot; manifestly the suffix is -ridge. The curious tricks that can be played with the spelling of surnames is well exemplified by Lower, who states that he once saw Mugridge over a small shop in Sussex, while in the window 'Muggerages ginber-beer' was announced for sale.

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Moggridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:192,79617,040
Wales371:83,6366,963
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey21:25,9413,069

Moggridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Moggridge.' I cannot discover the spot; manifestly the suffix is -ridge. The curious tricks that can be played with the spelling of surnames is well exemplified by Lower, who states that he once saw Mugridge over a small shop in Sussex, while in the window 'Muggerages ginber-beer' was announced for sale.

1586. George Mogerege, Wiltshire, Balliol College: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. Married — Tristram Blaby and Joane Morgradge: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1760. — James Clarke and Ann Mugrige: St. George, Hanover Square.

1773. Thomas Pring and Mary Mugridge: ibid.

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

= Mugg(e)ridge, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Moggridge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moggridge is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moggridge? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moggridge is the 701,000th most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Moggridge reside; 78 percent reside in Northern Europe and 78 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 192,796. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Surrey, where 9 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Barring England Moggridge exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Moggridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moggridge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moggridge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moggridge last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Moggridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.44% less than the national average, earning R 229,464 per year; in United States they earn 108.53% more than the national average, earning $89,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning $62,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mogridge941,349/
Moggride940/
Moggrige940/
Muggridge89517/
Maggridge890/
Mogride881/
Mugridge821,401/
Magridge821/
Megridge820/
Mogradge820/
Moghruide781/
Mosgredge780/
McGride755/
Mogrize750/
Mougridis678/

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