Ogg Surname

75,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ogg Surname Definition:

“Oak” in Gaelic. Hence Hogg. See Hogben.

Ogg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5051:103,41211,404
Scotland9091:5,890956
England4601:121,12612,246
Australia4121:65,5247,833
Brazil3931:544,71820,417
Canada2631:140,09714,419
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
Switzerland1671:49,1796,559
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
Panama571:68,6362,986
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales41:773,63329,106
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7591:4,932769
England2021:120,67011,490
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7621:65,9047,177

Ogg (41) may also be a first name.

Ogg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Oak” in Gaelic. Hence Hogg. See Hogben.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

"I dare not say that Ogg-from the ancient root of ugly-has no connection with the King of Bashan; but its immediate progenitor is an Old Norse Oegr, who might probably be as "ugly" a customer as the giant of the iron bed." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Ögurr; from the Danish, Ager, Haag; from the Dutch, Hog; in the Domesday Book, Oghe; from the Flemish, Hogge; a personal name.

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

Ogg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ogg has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogg? popularity and diffusion

Ogg is the 75,128th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,114,645 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Ogg reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ogg is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used given name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,505 people, or 1 in 103,412. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Ogg occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Ogg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ogg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ogg last name expanded 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ogg are 21.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ogg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 319.64% more than the national average, earning R 997,224 per year; in United States they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $45,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,107 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogg8642,610/
Gogg86495/
Oggs86136/
Oegg8627/
Oigg8615/
Oogg862/
Ohgg861/
Oggp861/
Oggk861/
Oggh861/
Oqgg861/
Okgg861/
Og80534/
Hoggs75202/
Hoegg75171/
Hougg7516/
Uocgg751/
Oggue751/
Hohgg751/
Googg750/
Gougg750/
Agg671,761/
Gog671,616/
Gag67909/
Hog67772/
Ogh67768/
Gug67756/
Oug67348/
Ugg6780/
Oeg6746/
Ágg6721/
Oig6718/
Oog6716/
Ügg6714/
Ojg6710/
Oyg6710/
Osg679/
Ogp678/
Ogc677/
Ocg677/
Ogk676/
Oqg675/
Ogq675/
Gouggh675/
Uog675/
Ogs675/
Ogt674/
Ogx674/
Ohg673/
Ogz673/
Okg672/
Oggggg671/
Hoggue670/

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Ogg Reference & Research

Hogg DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Hogg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ogg
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