Wegg Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wegg 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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Wegg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:262,82120,935
Canada941:391,97434,739
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1821:133,93112,317
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wegg 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) the 13th-14th cent. Wegge, Wege, 11th cent. Wege (Domesday), Wegga (a pet contraction of one of the Old Norse Uág- = Anglo-Saxon Wœg- names) [Old Norse uág-r = Old English wœg, wave, sea] This is a very ancient Teutonic name- element, a Wœgdœg, e.g., being given in the Anglo-Saxon genealogies as the name of a descendant of Woden.

Willelmus Wege.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

From the Dutch, Wegge; in the Domesday Book, Wege, Weghe; a personal name.

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

Wegg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wegg is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wegg.

How Common Is The Last Name Wegg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 633,196th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Wegg reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 262,821. In England it is primarily found in: Suffolk, where 23 percent live, Norfolk, where 18 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Wegg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wegg has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Wegg surname rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,029 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wegg Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Wegg last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wegg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.08% less than the national average, earning 300,818 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.78% less than the national average, earning R 135,984 per year; in United States they earn 46.89% more than the national average, earning $63,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.17% less than the national average, earning $44,632 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weggs890/
Weg86892/
Begg7510,776/
Wigg753,542/
Weig751,189/
Wegh751,098/
Weeg75467/
Wieg75391/
Wegs75193/
Weag7588/
Weug7584/
Wegt7554/
Wägg7527/
Vegg755/
Wehg754/
Wheg752/
Weqg752/
Weyg751/
Wecg751/
Hweg751/
Wekg751/
Weigh67433/
Weegh6731/
Wiggh6729/
Whigg6725/
Wejgt6714/
Wiegh6711/
Beigg679/
Veegg676/
Veggs675/
Weugh675/
Weagh673/
Beagg672/
Bekgg672/
Veigg672/
Wuegh671/
Vwieg671/
Weigz671/
Hweeg671/
Weegs671/
Wesgh671/
Beggh671/
Beegg671/
Veygg671/
Wweyg671/
Wiehg671/
Weigs670/
Weisg670/

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