How common is the surname Fogg?

5,669 people in the United States had the surname Fogg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,462 Americans. It ranked 6,052nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Fogg?

Kyle Fogg, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by George G. Fogg.

Where is the surname Fogg most common?

Wikidata records people named Fogg in the United States.

Is the surname Fogg getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,697 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,669 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Fogg

A surname, carried by 5,669 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex F200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Fogg is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,669 people named Fogg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,462 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,697.

#6,052

rank among US surnames

5,669

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,592)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,043	Svoboda	5,686	54,299
#6,044	Bustillos	5,684	54,318
#6,045	Bivins	5,681	54,347
#6,046	Salvatore	5,680	54,357
#6,047	Chesser	5,675	54,405
#6,049	Helmer	5,674	54,414
#6,050	Carrico	5,673	54,424

Who is named Fogg

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Fogg identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Foggs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kyle Fogg
American basketball player (born 1990)
George G. Fogg
American politician (1813-1881)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Fogg

Fogg has the Soundex code F200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F200.

Questions

How common is the surname Fogg?: 5,669 people in the United States had the surname Fogg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,462 Americans. It ranked 6,052nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Fogg?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Fogg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Fogg?: Kyle Fogg, American basketball player (born 1990), followed by George G. Fogg.
Where is the surname Fogg most common?: Wikidata records people named Fogg in the United States.
Is the surname Fogg getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,697 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,669 in 2010, down 0.5%.