Pogson Surname

186,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Pogson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Margaret' Pog was the earlier form of Peg, as Mog was of Meg. As Mogson became also Mockson (now Moxon), so Pogson became Pockson and Poxon. Why names in 'M' should take 'P' for their initial in the nick, form I cannot say; compare Patty from Martha, and Polly from Mary, the intermediate form being Matty and Molly.

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Pogson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1611:47,9916,010
Australia3601:74,9888,793
Canada2681:137,48414,186
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Saint Kitts and Nevis221:2,509370
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Wales181:171,91811,581
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Anguilla71:1,919182
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
British Virgin Islands61:5,266561
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0641:22,9093,205
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Pogson 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' Pog was the earlier form of Peg, as Mog was of Meg. As Mogson became also Mockson (now Moxon), so Pogson became Pockson and Poxon. Why names in 'M' should take 'P' for their initial in the nick, form I cannot say; compare Patty from Martha, and Polly from Mary, the intermediate form being Matty and Molly.

Margareta Pogge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam Pogge, 1379: ibid.

1577. Married — Robert Pogge and Agnes Camden: St. Antholin (London).

1620. John Pogson, of Manchester, barber: Wills at Chester.

1606. Married — Richard Scrooke and Elizabeth Pog: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1754. — John Pogson and Elizabeth Mary Milward: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Pog(g)'s Son: v. Pogg.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pogson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pogson is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 186,661st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,213,204 people. The last name Pogson occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Pogson are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Pogson is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 1,161 people, or 1 in 47,991. In England Pogson is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 10 percent reside. Other than England this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Pogson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pogson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Pogson surname grew 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pogson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Pogson last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pogson surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pogson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.26% more than the national average, earning R 483,024 per year; in United States they earn 11.15% more than the national average, earning $47,958 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $55,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Poogson921/
Pocson83227/
Poxson83125/
Pugson8342/
Pagson8337/
Pokson832/
Pogsan830/
Pogsen830/
Pugsong7772/
Pockson7757/
Pocsoen7732/
Poksoen7710/
Pugkson773/
Pogsoom772/
Pougsan771/
Pooxson770/
Poxon732,541/
Paxson673,671/
Pacson67904/
Pakson6750/
Pocsan6739/
Pukson6719/
Poksen676/
Pagsan672/
Poksun672/
Paxosn670/
Poxsan670/

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