Hogg Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Hogg Name Meaning: Thought to have been taken from the English word 'hog(ge)' meaning 'swine'. May have also derived from the English word 'hoga' and in scotland used to describe someone conscientious.

Possibly an occupational name used to describe someone who owned pigs or looked after them or a nickname for someone careful and conscientious.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hogg Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hogg family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,069
Coal Miner 184
Living On Own Means 61
General Labourer 59
Domestic Servant 52
Dress Maker 49
Agricultural Labourer 47
Farmer 41
General Servant 32
Labourer 32
Cotton Weaver 31
General Servant Domestic 30
Living On Her Own Means 27
Joiner 27
General Domestic Servant 24
Clerk 23
Carpenter 23
Laundress 22
Farm Servant 20
House Keeper 20
Tailoress 19
Farm Labourer 19
Blacksmith 18
Tailor 16
Grocer 16

Hogg Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Hogg 100% 46,276
2 Hagg 75% 3,262
3 Higg 75% 1,141
4 Hegg 75% 754
5 Haggie 50% 626
6 Hugg 75% 531
7 Heggie 50% 477
8 Hog 75% 335
9 Higgie 50% 142
10 Hogge 80% 131
11 Huggo 60% 109

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