Rugg Surname

91,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname

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

Rugg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rigg,' from residence on the rigg or rugg of the hill (v. Ridge). That Rugg is a variant of Rigg is certain. The surname Ridgway (i.e. the way over the ridge) is occasionally found as Rudgway.

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Rugg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8381:94,44010,599
England7651:72,8348,324
Australia1651:163,61016,947
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Scotland861:62,2545,030
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Swaziland41:324,550996
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5031:48,4605,955
Scotland731:51,2773,490
Guernsey71:4,665827
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1621:43,2175,024

Rugg (16) may also be a first name.

Rugg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the rigg,' from residence on the rigg or rugg of the hill (v. Ridge). That Rugg is a variant of Rigg is certain. The surname Ridgway (i.e. the way over the ridge) is occasionally found as Rudgway. In the Index to Register of the University of Oxford. it is spelt Ridgeway, Rydgewaye, and Rudgwaye.

John Rigge, or Ryge, or Rugge, 1506: Register of the University of Oxford.

1700. Baptised — William, s. William Rugg: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Ridge [Old Norse hrygg-r, a ridge] Cp. Rudge.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or on, the ridge or range of hills; one who came from Rudge (ridge), the name of places in Gloucestershire and Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Radulphus Rogue, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de Roges t. Philip Augustus; Henry, Hugh Robert Ruge, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Rugg was represented six centuries ago by Le Rug and Le Rugge in Oxfordshire and Kent (H. R.). Ruegg is an occasional form of the name The Sages were established in Pensford last century (C.).

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

Rugg Last Name Facts

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

Rugg (Russian: Ругг) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugg? popularity and diffusion

Rugg is the 91,431st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,392,081 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Rugg live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Rugg is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,838 people, or 1 in 94,440. In The United States Rugg is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Rugg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rugg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rugg surname increased 330 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 118 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rugg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rugg last name are 5.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Rugg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.62% more than the national average, earning R 324,660 per year; in United States they earn 8.75% more than the national average, earning $46,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruegg891,734/
Ruggs89462/
Ruugg894/
Reugg893/
Rougg892/
Rucgg890/
Rug86374/
Rigg7510,144/
Rogg753,001/
Rugh751,509/
Ruig75309/
Roug75268/
Ruyg75106/
Raug7534/
Rugt7516/
Rugs7510/
Rujg754/
Rueg753/
Ruug752/
Rugc751/
Rugx751/
Rugz751/
Hrug751/
Rucg751/
Reug751/
Rhug751/
Rgug751/
Ruhg750/
Rough673,310/
Riegg67869/
Raugh67334/
Ruijg67160/
Ruygt6795/
Ruygh6783/
Rugue6782/
Rugås6756/
Ruigt6753/
Rougk6746/
Ruigh6745/
Ruigk6710/
Reugh679/
Rougs674/
Rahug671/
Rugch671/
Rhugx671/
Roegg670/

Rugg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugg in the Russian language
Руггrugg-

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