Peggs Surname

294,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Peggs Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret,' from nick. Peg and Pog (v. Pogson). A much earlier nick, than is usually imagined.

Peter Peg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pegge, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Peggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6791:533,81344,364
England4261:130,79412,949
Australia621:435,41534,362
Ireland341:138,4986,546
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Peggs 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 nick. Peg and Pog (v. Pogson). A much earlier nick, than is usually imagined.

Peter Peg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Pegge, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Martin Peggi, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Bartholomew Peggi, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Henry Pegge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Peter Pegge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Johannes Pegge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Magota Pegge. 1379: ibid.

1680. Married — Joseph Harrison and Martha Pegg: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1739. Married — John Pegg; and Elia. Traunter: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Pegg’s (Son): v. Pegg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name of Pegg or Pegge is now mostly represented in the neighbourhood of Derby, and but scantily in Ashbourn, which was the home of the name in the early part of the 17th century, when the Pegges were a prosperous gentle family of that place. In 1669, Christopher Pegge, Esq., of the Middle Temple, left by will his house in Ashbourn, together with lands in Ashover and Wingerworth, for the erection of almshouses in Ashbourn; and in 1666 Edward Pegg, of this place, left a bequest for the poor (G.). To this Ashbourn family belonged Edward Pegge, who in the reign of Charles II. came into possession of the Beauchief estate, near Norton, by marrying the heiress of the Strelley family, and there his descendants lived during last century (G.). The Pegges of Beauchiffe served as high sheriffs of the county in 1667 and 1739 (P.). The Rev. Samuel Pegge, of Whittington, was a Derbyshire antiquarian a century ago (P.). Pegg and Peggi were Oxfordshire names in the 13th century (H. R.). Pegg is also a Norfolk name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Peggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peggs is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 294,108th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,614,442 people. Peggs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Peggs are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 533,813. In The United States Peggs is most frequent in: West Virginia, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Peggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peggs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 19 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peggs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Peggs last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peggs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.38% more than the national average, earning R 426,276 per year and in United States they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $41,590 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pegg8911,697/
Pegs8912/
Piggs8088/
Pejgg801/
Poggs801/
Paggs800/
Peg75298/
Peigst730/
Pigg676,761/
Peig67456/
Pags67358/
Peks67119/
Pigs6770/
Peyg6725/
Peug6723/
Peeg6721/
Pegh6713/
Pheg677/
Pesg675/
Pieg673/
Pegq672/
Vpeg671/
Peag671/
Peggová671/
Pexs671/
Hpeg671/
Pegt671/
Pegk671/
Pesx671/
Pygs671/
Ppeg671/
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