Raggs Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Raggs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Raggs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Raggs (13) may also be a first name.

Raggs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Raggs is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Raggs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raggs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 794,916th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Raggs live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 13 people.

Raggs is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States Raggs is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 45 percent live, Mississippi, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Raggs occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Raggs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Raggs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raggs surname rose 35,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raggs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Raggs are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72% being registered with the party.

Raggs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning $30,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reaggs9120/
Ragg891,669/
Rags89252/
Reggs8045/
Roggs805/
Ragsc801/
Raigs801/
Raags801/
Hragg801/
Raegs800/
Reagg800/
Rag752,029/
Ragsch7338/
Raggig732/
Raggic731/
Reiggs730/
Rogg673,001/
Ragh67978/
Rahg67865/
Raag67760/
Ragp67705/
Raig67529/
Rgag67358/
Rasq6791/
Raks6772/
Raug6734/
Raqs6728/
Rajg678/
Rogs676/
Reag676/
Rasg675/
Raugsch673/
Hrag673/
Rzag671/
Rāgs671/
Ragt671/
Regs671/
Rayg670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Raggs
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