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

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Hogg Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Hogg family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 89
Coal Miner Hewer 84
General Labourer 67
General Servant Domestic 54
Farmer 50
Scholar 48
Dress Maker 42
Coal Miner C Hewer 36
Cook Domestic 33
School 29
Domestic Servant 28
Cotton Weaver 21
Dressmaker 21
Butcher 19
House Keeper Domestic 18
House Maid Domestic 17
House Painter 17
Agricultural Labourer 17
Carpenter 16
Servant Domestic 16
Coal Miner 16
Tailor 15
Tailoress 15
Plumber 14
House Keeper 14

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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