Ogle Surname

18,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Ogle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v.

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Ogle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,9821:19,0952,400
South Africa3,3931:15,9672,018
Somaliland2,0611:1,698213
England1,4451:38,5595,013
Somalia1,1761:11,439779
Australia6791:39,7585,146
New Zealand6001:7,5471,288
Canada3601:102,34911,090
Northern Ireland3041:6,0691,103
Kenya2581:178,99213,473
Lebanon2411:23,3902,681
Guyana1511:5,048888
Syria1191:162,1933,800
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Jamaica721:39,8602,581
Latvia561:36,6085,573
India551:13,946,643236,652
Scotland541:99,1456,812
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Wales241:128,9399,528
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Norway61:857,04855,549
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France31:22,140,907385,998
Montserrat31:1,649224
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2491:17,7912,160
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9291:26,2383,604
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0601:16,4112,083

The alternate forms: Oglé (1) are calculated separately.

Ogle (1,655) may also be a first name.

Ogle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ogle,' Icel. Ogvalld (Yonge). A northern name found as component in several local names; v. Oglethorpe. A Northumberland family of Ogle sprang from Oggil in that county (v. Lower).

Robertas Ogill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1583. Cathbert Ogle, Northumberland Register of the University of Oxford.

1637. Married — John Barnes and Elizabeth Ogle: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. — Charles Ogle and Charlotte Martha Gage: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Of local origin from the place named Ogle in Northumberland. Robert de Ogle before his death in 1362 held half the barony of the Hospital in Northumberland (Bain, IV, 73). Henry de Ogle witnessed a charter of lands in Fife, 1395 (Wemyss, II, 33), and Patrick Ogyll witnessed a papal dispensation by the bishop of Dunblane in 1422 (Hay, 10). Alexander de Ogil de Popil was one of an assize on the lands of Gladmor, 1430 (James II, 16), and Patrick Ogyl (Ogyll or Ogill) held a tenement in Haddington in 1458 and was witness there in same year (Neubotle, p. 244,246-248). John Ogyll witnessed an instrument of sasine in favor of Adam Crechtoun of Ruchtven (Ruthven) in 1501 (Bamff, p. 39), the seal of Patrick Ogil is appended to a retour of 1538 (Seals Supp., 787), William Ogill was a witness in Argyll, 1563 (HP. II, p. 206), payment was made to William Ogill, writer in chancery, in 1561 (ER., XIX, p. 136), and Henry Ogle is recorded at Hirsell in 1727 (Lauder).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) 1 belonging to Ogle(Northumb.), 12th- 13th cent. Ogge(l, Oggil(l, Oghell, Oghill, Ogel(l, Hoggel, etc. [‘There is no real hill at Ogle’; so that in view of the village- names Ogle(s)by and Oglethorp the Northumbrian place-name must represent a pers. name (v. 2) with a lost local suff.] 2 the O.Scand. (Egel, (Egil [from, with diminutive suff. -e)l, Old Norse œg-, agi, awe, terror] (cp. Ayl-); and occasionally the O.Scand. (Eguald-r, Aguald-r [uald, might] See Sir Henry A. Ogle’s ‘Researches into the Origin of the Name Ogle’ (1901); and his ‘Ogle and Bothel’ (1902).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The extinct peerage family (from whom springs the existing baronet), rose to eminence in the twelfth century, and derived their surname from the lordship of Oggil, co. Northumberland; but Ogle appears also to be an Anglo-Saxon or Danish personal name, as it occurs, in composition with topographical expressions, in several family names, as Ogilvie, Ogilwy, Ogilby, and Oglesby, the residence of Ogle; Oglethorpe, the village of Ogle, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the Ogle Castle in Northumberland. The family are descended from Robert Ogle of Ogle, temp. Edward III.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Ogle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ogle (Marathi: ओगले, Russian: Огле) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Oglé. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ogle.

How Common Is The Last Name Ogle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ogle is the 18,185th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 240,188 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Ogle reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 189,342nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, borne by 1,655 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 18,982 people, or 1 in 19,095. In The United States it is mostly found in: Tennessee, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Ogle exists in 68 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Somaliland, where 7 percent reside.

Ogle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ogle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ogle last name rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ogle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ogle surname is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Armenian Apostolic (38%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Ogle surname are 27.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ogle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning R 276,012 per year; in United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $54,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oglé921/
Ogele893,105/
Hogle892,654/
Ogles891,475/
Ogleh891,223/
Ogley891,020/
Oogle89714/
Ogile89416/
Gogle89190/
Oglee89106/
Ongle8925/
Ogler897/
Oglet893/
Oggle892/
Oglea892/
Oglie892/
Ougle891/
Oglle891/
Ogleu891/
Oegle890/
Ogyle890/
Google801,411/
Ongley80927/
Hoggle80519/
Oguele80317/
Ogelle80139/
Hogler8098/
Goglea8095/
Gogley8067/
Hogley8046/
Onglee8041/
Hoegle8036/
Ougler8027/
Ogeele8027/
Hongle8026/
Goglee8026/
O'Glee8020/
Hoglie8014/
Oogles8011/
Hogele8011/
Goggle808/
Hougle808/
Oguile806/
Oogleh805/
Ooglie804/
Ogaile804/
Uogele803/
Hoogle803/
Gohgle803/
Oogele802/
Oghile802/
Ogiele802/
Oggile802/
Ougley801/
Gougle801/
Oglest801/
D'Ogle801/
Osglei801/
Hogile800/
Osgler800/
Hogles800/
Ogless800/
Oungle800/
Hoygle800/
Egle755,770/
Ogly753,924/
Agle751,332/
Ugle751,292/
Ogli75958/
Ogla75382/
Ogjl751/
Ouguile73420/
Houngle7341/
Honglei7318/
Houglet7313/
Honglee734/
Ouguele733/
Googley732/
Hoggler732/
Hoogler732/
Hoggles731/
Gouglee731/
Oghelle731/
Oggille731/
Ogouyle731/
O'Gelle731/
Ongelle731/
Ouggles730/
Hongley730/
Hougley730/
Goglley730/
Angle6715,772/
Agele672,418/
Hagle671,267/
Agler671,197/
Hügle671,003/
Egley67762/
Oghli67662/
Hegle67563/
Agile67515/
Hugle67465/
Ogail67371/
Gagle67331/
Gugle67260/
Aagle67258/
Eggle67211/
Uglea67211/
Agles67202/
Augle67139/
Agley67131/
Hägle67116/
Gogli6770/
Ongli6753/
Ugles6750/
Gogly6733/
Oglyy6731/
Eglea6727/
Ugler6726/
Aglet6726/
Hogla6718/
Oghly6717/
Oglai6716/
Ungle6714/
Eugle6711/
Eglee679/
Ougli679/
Ughle677/
Högle677/
Oglay674/
Hogli674/
Oglis673/
Ugley673/
Ongly672/
Oghel672/
Aglea672/
Ángle672/
Aglie672/
Houguele672/
Oghla672/
Oglla671/
Ogloi671/
Oguilles671/
Huonglee671/
Eegle671/
Uglhe671/
Uygle671/
Aggle671/
Aglee671/
Ogoil671/
Oigli671/
Oglly671/
Ogeel671/
Uglee671/
Oghyl671/
Og'li671/
Oglyi671/
Honghlee671/

Ogle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ogle in the Marathi language
ओगलेogale97.14
ओगळेogale2.86
Ogle in the Russian language
Оглеogle-

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