Dog is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dog
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Dog is a variant of Dodge. DoddA corruption of Dodds, the genitive of Doda. See - Doda, an Anglo-Saxon personal name, whence Dodds, Dodson, etc. Its forms in the Hundred Rolls are Dod and Dodde, and in Domesday Doda, Dode, and Dodo.

Dog is the variant form of Dodge. Descendant of Dodge, a pet form of Roger meaning "fame, spear".

Dog is the variation of Digges. RichardThe same as Dicks. See - This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Ricket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two 'nurse-names' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

How popular is Dog?

Dog is common in India, United States, Chad, Hong Kong, Senegal, Iran, England, Canada.

Dog is ranked 106391 on our list.

Dog is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in India. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Liechtenstein. Around 4392 people have been found who wears Dog as their family name. Dog is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Dog:
20,870 India1,954
Countries with hundreds of Dog:
42,300 United States720
4,109 Chad385
652 Hong Kong197
1,003 Senegal166
30,242 Iran149
28,863 England130
32,546 Canada102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,362 Australia62
7,697 Portugal57
26,594 Pakistan51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
137,426 Brazil39
2,302 China32
54,943 Netherlands25
101,426 Italy18
327,276 Indonesia16
244,602 France15
219,567 Nigeria15
123,156 South Africa15
352,754 Thailand15
17,291 Scotland13
18,211 Singapore13
92,157 Cameroon12
13,802 Taiwan11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,186 Sri Lanka9
228,986 Philippines8
47,869 Japan7
21,198 Wales7
340,600 Germany6
170,578 Malaysia6
118,663 Papua New Guinea6
156,558 Poland6
100,283 Spain6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Fritz Dog from Germany aboard the Howard from Hamburg. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in USA on August 21, 1850. Cornelius Dog (3), are other Dog that migrated to US.

Dog Namesakes

  • Temple of the Dog, American rock supergroup that formed in Seattle
  • That Dog, Los Angeles-based rock band that
  • Junkyard Dog, He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004
  • Dr. Dog, musical artist
  • Tim Dog, American rapper from the Bronx, New York
  • He Dog, American Indian chief
  • Sen Dog, Cuban-American musician and rapper
  • Saint Dog, is an American singer
  • Modern Dog, Thai rock band, formed in 1992
  • Horrie the Wog Dog, unofficial mascot for the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force
  • Keep the Dog, United States-based experimental rock touring band
  • Bobbie the Wonder Dog, dog
  • Cat Rapes Dog, Swedish electropunk, EBM and heavy metal band
  • Saint Dog, is an American singer

Dog Namesakes

  • Temple of the Dog, American rock supergroup that formed in Seattle
  • That Dog, Los Angeles-based rock band that
  • Junkyard Dog, He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2004
  • Dr. Dog, musical artist
  • Tim Dog, American rapper from the Bronx, New York
  • He Dog, American Indian chief
  • Sen Dog, Cuban-American musician and rapper
  • Saint Dog, is an American singer
  • Modern Dog, Thai rock band, formed in 1992
  • Horrie the Wog Dog, unofficial mascot for the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force
  • Keep the Dog, United States-based experimental rock touring band
  • Bobbie the Wonder Dog, dog
  • Cat Rapes Dog, Swedish electropunk, EBM and heavy metal band
  • Saint Dog, is an American singer

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