How common is the surname Vogt?

18,061 people in the United States had the surname Vogt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,095 Americans. It ranked 2,002nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Vogt?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Vogt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Vogt?

Paul Vogt, American actor and comedian, followed by Paulo Vogt.

Where is the surname Vogt most common?

Wikidata records people named Vogt in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Vogt getting more or less common?

More common. 17,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,061 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Vogt

A German surname, carried by 18,061 people in the United States.

Pronounced /voʊt/ 1 syllable Soundex V230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vogt is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Vogt. Doublet of foud.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,061 people named Vogt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,095 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,739.

#2,002

rank among US surnames

18,061

people in 2010

6.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,863)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,993	Hawley	18,100	17,058
#1,994	Rahman	18,097	17,061
#1,995	Crenshaw	18,096	17,062
#1,996	Lackey	18,082	17,075
#1,997	Varner	18,081	17,076
#1,998	Staley	18,080	17,077
#1,999	Kowalski	18,077	17,079

Who is named Vogt

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

94% of people named Vogt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vogts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Vogt
American actor and comedian, born 1964
Paulo Vogt
Brazilian footballer, born 1977
Steven S. Vogt
American astronomer, born 1949
Stephen Vogt
American baseball player and manager (born 1984)

Notable Vogts come mostly from the United States (3) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vogt

Vogt has the Soundex code V230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V230.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Vogt come from?: From German Vogt. Doublet of foud.
How common is the surname Vogt?: 18,061 people in the United States had the surname Vogt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,095 Americans. It ranked 2,002nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vogt?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Vogt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Vogt?: Paul Vogt, American actor and comedian, followed by Paulo Vogt.
Where is the surname Vogt most common?: Wikidata records people named Vogt in the United States and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Vogt?: Vogt is /voʊt/, one syllable.
Is the surname Vogt getting more or less common?: More common. 17,739 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,061 in 2010, up 1.8%.