Sugg Surname

91,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,224 people bear this surname

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

Sugg Surname Definition:

(English) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Sow [Dialectal N. and East.E. and Scot. sug(g, O.(N,)E. sugu-Swedish sugga, a sow] 2 a nickname from the bird so called [Middle English sugge, Old English sugga, a bird]

Sugg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9741:91,20810,246
England5391:103,37310,862
France1911:347,76352,251
Germany1631:493,89942,398
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Australia991:272,68424,601
Chile541:326,2319,231
Austria161:532,21549,801
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2881:84,6378,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2561:39,9834,698

Sugg (14) may also be a first name.

Sugg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 a nickname and sign-name from the Sow [Dialectal N. and East.E. and Scot. sug(g, O.(N,)E. sugu-Swedish sugga, a sow] 2 a nickname from the bird so called [Middle English sugge, Old English sugga, a bird]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the sow; one with some characteristic of a female hog.

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

From the German, Suge; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sugg Last Name Facts

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

Sugg (Hindi: सुग्ग) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sugg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,622nd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,395,013 people. The surname Sugg is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sugg reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sugg is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Sugg is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 3,974 people, or 1 in 91,208. In The United States Sugg is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Sugg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sugg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sugg last name increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sugg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Sugg are 6.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sugg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $44,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $47,703 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suggs8916,495/
Shugg89972/
Saugg891/
Scugg890/
Sug86105/
Schugg80217/
Shuggs802/
Shuggt801/
Sauggs801/
Ssuggs800/
Suggtt800/
Sugh75737/
Zugg75342/
Jugg75143/
Saug7593/
Sogg7548/
Soug7548/
Shug7517/
Sugs758/
Seug757/
Suhg755/
Sujg754/
Siug754/
Suig753/
Zsug752/
Sjug752/
Cugg752/
Sugz751/
Sugk751/
Suqg751/
Sugt751/
Suug751/
Suyg750/
Schaugg7380/
Schuggs733/
Zaugg678,881/
Schug677,371/
Chugg672,022/
Sugue671,527/
Sohug67451/
Sough67371/
Saugh6772/
Shaug6769/
Shuig6747/
Susæg6727/
Shugt6726/
Shoug6724/
Shugh6723/
Suigh6716/
Szugs678/
Siugh678/
Sahug677/
Souhg674/
Cuggì674/
Juggs672/
Sugss672/
Zjsug671/
Shugs671/
Caugg671/
Hsugh671/
Scaug671/
Sjhug671/
Sugth671/
Sucgs671/
Zougg670/
Cuigg670/
Suigs670/
Zeugg670/

Sugg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sugg in the Hindi language
सुग्गsugga-

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Sugg Reference & Research

Suggs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Suggs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sugg
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