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HOGG

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There are approximately 19,278 people named Hogg in the UK. That makes it the 526th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 305 are named Hogg.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

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The Hogg surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HOGG. HOGGE. The animal— analogous to Wildbore, Purcell, &c. Those who object to be classed with the swinish multitude may prefer a derivation from the ASax. hog, whicli means prudent, careful, thoughtful. The northern Hoggs, however, claim descent from Hougo, a Noi-vs'egian baron, who is said to have settled in Ettrick Forest. Folks of Shields, p. 43. Who ■would have guessed at the baronial descent of ovn- great Shepherd !

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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