Hogg is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hogg
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The family name is the variation of Hog. See Hogg - The animal-analogus to Wildbore, purcell, etc. Those who object to be classed with the swinish multitude may prefer a derivation from Anglo-Saxon hog, which means prudent, careful, thoughtful. The northern Hoggs, however, claim descent from Hougo, a Norwegian baron, who is said to have settled in Ettrick Forest Folks of Shields. Who would have guessed at the baronial descent of our great Shepherd.

Dweller at the sign of the hog or young sheep; descendant of Hoga meaning "careful or prudent"; a nickname applied to a coarse, self-indulgent, gluttonous or filthy person; descendant of Hodge, a pet form of Roger meaning "fame, spear".

The animal-analogus to Wildbore, purcell, etc. Those who object to be classed with the swinish multitude may prefer a derivation from Anglo-Saxon hog, which means prudent, careful, thoughtful. The northern Hoggs, however, claim descent from Hougo, a Norwegian baron, who is said to have settled in Ettrick Forest Folks of Shields. Who would have guessed at the baronial descent of our great Shepherd.

A form of Hogger. See Hoggart - May be the same as Hogarth, though hog-herd, swine-herd, has been suggested.

How popular is Hogg?

Hogg is common in England, United States, Scotland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Ireland, Germany, Jamaica, Wales, Ireland, Switzerland, France.

Hogg is ranked 13160 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hoggs plummeted by 2.47 per cent to 7119 since 2000 and slipped by 474 spots and ranked at 4945. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.91 83.55
Black 13.95 13.18
Hispanic or Latino 1.69 0.96
Others 1.39 1.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.72 0.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.35 0.4
Hogg is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 42608 people have been found who wears Hogg as their family name. Hogg is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hogg:
568 England13,183
4,434 United States10,211
Countries with thousands of Hogg:
167 Scotland5,088
881 Australia4,493
1,441 Canada3,833
451 New Zealand1,529
Countries with hundreds of Hogg:
7,586 South Africa901
479 Northern Ireland798
20,403 Germany464
848 Jamaica407
907 Wales378
1,804 Ireland289
7,791 Switzerland130
79,953 France110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
44,177 Argentina68
167,850 Thailand62
33,159 Spain58
4,447 Singapore51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
253,566 India49
8,136 Dominican Republic46
10,676 Kuwait39
723 Malta36
46,668 Netherlands35
17,438 Denmark26
26,697 Sweden26
875 Isle of Man21
20,476 Chile17
34,591 Mexico17
31,311 Norway16
3,754 Honduras14
295,035 Brazil13
45,106 Israel13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
4,381 Costa Rica9
3,802 Madagascar9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
26,217 Estonia8
53,030 Hungary8
115,463 Italy8
47,869 Japan7
991 Gibraltar6
5,222 Hong Kong6
55,922 Qatar6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Laborer Johanna Hogg from Germany aboard the Malabar from Havre. She is registered to be 28 years old when she arrived in USA on May 6, 1852. Johan Hogg (26) Farmer, Baptist Hogg, aged 13, 40 years old Baptist Hogg, Theresa Hogg (34), Mary-Etra Hogg, aged Of unknown age, Stephan Hogg (28) Brewer, Spinster Anna Hogg, Gebhard Hogg, and 15 other Hogg around 45% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and brewer, servant migrated to US from London, Liverpool, Falmouth & Havre and Bremen.

Hogg Namesakes

  • Frank Scott Hogg, was born to Dr
  • Margaret Hogg, manslaughter victim whose body was preserved
  • Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist
  • Arthur Robert Hogg, Australian physicist and astronomer
  • Stuart Saunders Hogg, British civil servant
  • Ian V. Hogg, British author of books on firearms, artillery
  • J. Bernard Hogg, American labor historian
  • Bob Hogg, Australian Labor Party identity
  • Herschel M. Hogg, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Michael Hogg, British psychologist
  • Charles E. Hogg, lawyer and Democratic politician
  • Robert Lynn Hogg, American politician
  • Garry Hogg, English author, journalist, reviewer
  • Helen Sawyer Hogg, astronomer noted for pioneering research into globular clusters and variable stars
  • James Hogg, Scottish poet
  • Douglas Hogg, British politician and barrister
  • Thomas Jefferson Hogg, British barrister and writer best
  • Peter Hogg, Canadian legal scholar and lawyer
  • Jim Hogg, American lawyer and statesman
  • Chris Hogg, English former footballer
  • Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer
  • Sonja Hogg, Her record at Baylor
  • Rodney Hogg, former Victorian
  • John Hogg, former Australian politician
  • Joanne Hogg, Northern Irish singer and songwriter
  • Allister Hogg, Scottish rugby union footballer
  • Smokey Hogg, American post-war Texas blues and country blues musician
  • Samuel E. Hogg, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Steven Hogg, English footballer who plays as a midfielder
  • Vince Hogg, former Zimbabwean cricketer
  • Graeme Hogg, Scottish former footballer
  • Kyle Hogg, former English cricketer
  • Jeff Hogg, former Australian rules football player
  • Matthew Hogg, former Australian rules footballer
  • Rob Hogg, Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District
  • Bill Hogg, right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Gordie Hogg, Canadian politician,

Hogg Namesakes

  • Frank Scott Hogg, was born to Dr
  • Margaret Hogg, manslaughter victim whose body was preserved
  • Ima Hogg, American society leader, philanthropist
  • Arthur Robert Hogg, Australian physicist and astronomer
  • Stuart Saunders Hogg, British civil servant
  • Ian V. Hogg, British author of books on firearms, artillery
  • J. Bernard Hogg, American labor historian
  • Bob Hogg, Australian Labor Party identity
  • Herschel M. Hogg, U.S. Representative from Colorado
  • Michael Hogg, British psychologist
  • Charles E. Hogg, lawyer and Democratic politician
  • Robert Lynn Hogg, American politician
  • Garry Hogg, English author, journalist, reviewer
  • Helen Sawyer Hogg, astronomer noted for pioneering research into globular clusters and variable stars
  • James Hogg, Scottish poet
  • Douglas Hogg, British politician and barrister
  • Thomas Jefferson Hogg, British barrister and writer best
  • Peter Hogg, Canadian legal scholar and lawyer
  • Jim Hogg, American lawyer and statesman
  • Chris Hogg, English former footballer
  • Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer
  • Sonja Hogg, Her record at Baylor
  • Rodney Hogg, former Victorian
  • John Hogg, former Australian politician
  • Joanne Hogg, Northern Irish singer and songwriter
  • Allister Hogg, Scottish rugby union footballer
  • Smokey Hogg, American post-war Texas blues and country blues musician
  • Samuel E. Hogg, American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Steven Hogg, English footballer who plays as a midfielder
  • Vince Hogg, former Zimbabwean cricketer
  • Graeme Hogg, Scottish former footballer
  • Kyle Hogg, former English cricketer
  • Jeff Hogg, former Australian rules football player
  • Matthew Hogg, former Australian rules footballer
  • Rob Hogg, Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District
  • Bill Hogg, right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Gordie Hogg, Canadian politician,

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