Hogg

English

Etymology

From Old English hogg (“hog”), a metonymic occupational surname for a swineherd.

Proper noun

Hogg (plural Hoggs)

1. A surname from Old English.
   • 2021 January 28, Chandelis Duster, “Parkland shooting survivor calls for House GOP leader to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg called on Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Thursday to denounce Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has faced intense criticism this week over incendiary remarks she made in recent years as well as a viral video in which she harasses Hogg.

Derived terms

• Jim Hogg County

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hogg is the 4945^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7119 individuals. Hogg is most common among White (81.91%) and Black/African American (13.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hogg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190.