Tegg Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tegg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teg,' a sheep in the second year; still in common use in Oxfordshire and the West country. 'A teg or sheep with a little head, and wooll under its belly': (Halliwell); compare Lamb, and v. Twentyman.

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Tegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4731:117,79711,992
Australia2061:131,04714,245
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
South Africa991:547,25043,124
New Zealand801:56,6048,933
Wales481:64,4695,713
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2551:95,5909,792
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Tegg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teg,' a sheep in the second year; still in common use in Oxfordshire and the West country. 'A teg or sheep with a little head, and wooll under its belly': (Halliwell); compare Lamb, and v. Twentyman.

Thomas Tege, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Tegge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Thomas Tigge, Somerset, 1 Edward III ibid.

William Tyg, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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

(Teutonic) a variant of Tagg, q.v.

A lamb becomes a teg about the first Michaelmas after its birth.—Leic. Gloss., p. 270.

(Celtic) Fair, Handsome [Welsh têg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sheep in its second year. Halliwell quotes from Florio-"A teg or sheepe with a little head, and wooll under its belly." The word is also applied by Palsgrave to a young deer in its second year. Comp. Prickett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tegg Last Name Facts

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

Tegg (Russian: Тегг) is found most frequently in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tegg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tegg is the 336,072nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,643,159 people. The last name Tegg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Tegg live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 117,797. In England Tegg is mostly found in: Berkshire, where 18 percent live, Essex, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 8 percent live. Aside from England Tegg exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Tegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tegg has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tegg last name rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 480 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tegg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tegg surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tegg earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning R 266,316 per year; in United States they earn 4.45% less than the national average, earning $41,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thegg8942/
Teggs891/
Tiegg890/
Teigg890/
Teg86143/
Teaggs802/
Teig75916/
Tegh75486/
Tigg75320/
Tegt75298/
Theg75142/
Tieg75121/
Åteg7532/
Teag7529/
Teeg7522/
Tegs758/
Tegx752/
Tehg752/
Tecg751/
Teug751/
Tegz751/
Tgig751/
Hteg751/
Tegue671,446/
Tiggs67795/
Tegsh6777/
Tiggh6760/
Theeg6760/
Teigh6750/
Thieg6722/
Teigs6718/
Teugh6717/
Teags678/
Teegh674/
Thegk673/
Tegth673/
Tejgx671/
Tiegh671/
Tyggs671/
Teagz671/
Thigg671/
Teagh671/
Tegke671/
Theag671/
Tegqp671/
Taigg670/
Teegs670/

Tegg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tegg in the Russian language
Теггtegg-

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