Wegge Surname
Approximately 925 people bear this surname
Wegge Surname Definition:
(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.
Read More About This SurnameWegge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 297 | 1:1,220,400 | 86,581 |
| Germany | 294 | 1:273,828 | 28,930 |
| Belgium | 183 | 1:62,823 | 10,104 |
| Denmark | 86 | 1:65,636 | 6,586 |
| Norway | 48 | 1:107,131 | 14,344 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Wegge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(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.
Wegge Demographics
Average Wegge Salary in
United States
$51,520 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wegge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wegge Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wegge is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wegge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wegge is the 384,325th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The surname Wegge occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wegge are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 1,220,400. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 26 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Belgium, where 20 percent are found.
Wegge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wegge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wegge surname rose 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wegge Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wegge surname are 18.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.57% registered with the political party.
The amount Wegge earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning 320,539 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning $51,520 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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