Moggs Surname
Approximately 84 people bear this surname
Moggs 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.
Read More About This SurnameMoggs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 50 | 1:1,114,361 | 53,243 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
Moggs 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.
Moggs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moggs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Moggs occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moggs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,047,559th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Moggs live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England it is most common in: Surrey, where 24 percent live, Herefordshire, where 16 percent live and Staffordshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Moggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Moggs has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moggs last name rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogg | 89 | 4,186 | / |
| Mogs | 89 | 27 | / |
| Maggs | 80 | 6,190 | / |
| Meggs | 80 | 2,248 | / |
| Moigg | 80 | 20 | / |
| Muggs | 80 | 19 | / |
| Moogs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mogse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mog's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgogs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mokgg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mog | 75 | 12,467 | / |
| Moisgs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moog | 67 | 7,283 | / |
| Magg | 67 | 1,836 | / |
| Mogk | 67 | 965 | / |
| Moug | 67 | 641 | / |
| Moks | 67 | 520 | / |
| Mags | 67 | 367 | / |
| Mogh | 67 | 197 | / |
| Moig | 67 | 97 | / |
| Moqs | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mogp | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mohg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mugs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Moxs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mouggue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mosq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhog | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mogq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Megs | 67 | 0 | / |
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