Wagg Surname

130,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Wagg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. probably connected with wag, to move from side to side, as in wag-tail; v. Wagstaff, Wagspear, &c. (2) Local, 'at the wagg,' probably a wall.

Robert Wagge, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Wagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1501:48,4506,046
Canada8461:43,5535,395
Australia6581:41,0275,276
United States6231:581,79647,615
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
Wales351:88,4157,250
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6841:35,6374,648
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Wagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. probably connected with wag, to move from side to side, as in wag-tail; v. Wagstaff, Wagspear, &c. (2) Local, 'at the wagg,' probably a wall.

John Wagge, Yorkshire, 1273.:

Robert Wagge, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Robert le Wag, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert atte Wagge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Henry atte Wagge, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1607. Buried — Thomasen, d. David Wagg: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1720. Baptised — Mary, d. Edward Wagg: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) 1 a nickname [from Middle English waggen, Old Norse uaga (whence Swedish Wagga) = Old English wagian, to wag, shake, waddle] Wagge occurs as a surname in the Yorks and Lincs Hundred-Rolls.

2 Dweller at a Wall [Middle English wagg(e (with the medial vowel prob. influenced by ‘wall’ and Old English wdh), Old Norse uegg-r, whence Swedish wägg, Dano-Norwegian veeg = Middle Dutch weegh = Old English wág, wáh, a wall] Cp. Waugh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller near the quaking bog or marsh.

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

1. Perhaps Anglo-Saxon waeg, a way. 2. Perhaps the same name as Waga, which occurs in the genealogy of the Mercian kings.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset Or from the Old Norse, Vágr; from the Danish, Waage; from the Dutch, Waag; in the Domesday Book, Waga; a personal name.

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

Wagg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wagg occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wagg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,893rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,109,275 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Wagg live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,150 people, or 1 in 48,450. In England Wagg is most prevalent in: Norfolk, where 14 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 19 percent reside.

Wagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wagg has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wagg surname rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 389 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wagg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Wagg surname are 10.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wagg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.17% more than the national average, earning R 732,324 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $44,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $52,617 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Waggs895/
Waggh892/
Waggt890/
Whagg890/
Wag86802/
Waggig801/
Wagh7548,023/
Bagg752,254/
Vagg751,539/
Waag751,318/
Wagt75266/
Waig75138/
Weag7588/
Wogg7577/
Whag7561/
Wahg7555/
Waug7511/
Wajg759/
Wgag754/
Hwag753/
Wgog752/
Wuag751/
Wayg751/
Vwag751/
Wasg751/
Wacg751/
Wwag751/
Waugh6732,520/
Waagø6798/
Waigh6762/
Vaggs6757/
Waagh6736/
Wajgt6735/
Wahag6731/
Hbagg6729/
Whagh6714/
Baggh6712/
Wahgh678/
Waigt676/
Baigg676/
Weagh673/
Wuahg673/
Waqgh672/
Beagg672/
Wuagh672/
Waygh671/
Wwagh671/
Vaggh671/
Waygt671/
Hwagh671/
Woggt671/
Hwaug671/
Waugk670/

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