Bugg is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bugg
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Bugg is a short form of Buggy which is believed to be originated from Bugey, a small territory of France, in the old province of Bourgogne; or from Le Bogue, a commune and town of France, dep. Dordogne. It may also be the same as one of the A.S., Old Gaelic, Danish and English surnmes Buege, Bega, Boge, Bigo, Buggo, Bogi, Bogie, Bogue, Boag, which are derived from A.S. begean, bigan, began, bogan, bugan, Old Norse, beygia, biga, boga, buga, to bend or stoop.

How popular is Bugg?

Bugg is common in England.

Bugg is ranked 69912 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Buggs plummeted by 5.175292 per cent to 3408 since 2000 and slipped by 1095 spots and ranked at 9539. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 74.77 78.05
Black 18.98 17.31
Others 2.76 1.36
Hispanic or Latino 1.82 1.14
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.23 1.73
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.42
Bugg is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Australia is ahead in terms of density. Around 6442 people have been found who wears Bugg as their family name. Bugg is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
9,097 Wales3
67,494 South Africa3
70,383 Tanzania3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
6,103 Cyprus2
124,220 Italy2
810,193 Indonesia1
120,357 Argentina1
13,447 Uganda1
5,553 Taiwan1
91,024 Belgium1
169,904 Brazil1
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
16,640 Hong Kong1
6,212 Jamaica1
29,046 Japan1
2,057 Myanmar1
118,015 Netherlands1
36,678 Singapore1
3,243 Suriname1
77,122 Sweden1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
16,226 New Zealand33
36,547 Switzerland27
80,054 Spain18
442,509 Russia12
Countries with hundreds of Bugg:
3,781 Australia804
12,111 Canada318
Countries with thousands of Bugg:
9,064 United States4,085
6,562 England1,065
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Bugg Namesakes

  • James Bugg, Former Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
  • Satwinder Bugga, Musical Artist
  • Ranjeev Bugga, Actor
  • Espen Bugge Pettersen, Soccer player
  • Cass Buggé, Actress
  • Thomas Bugge, Astronomer
  • Kristian Bugge, Musical Artist
  • Else Bugge Fougner, Lawyer
  • Peder Olivarius Bugge, Priest
  • Lars Bugge, Author

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