Find out how popular the last name Foggie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Foggie.

Foggie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Foggie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Foggie in America

Foggie is the 41886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Foggie surname appeared 519 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Foggie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Foggie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Foggie

The surname Foggie is a Scottish variation of the surname Fogg or Foge. It originated in the Scottish Borders region during the 13th century. The name is believed to derive from the Old English word "fog," meaning tall coarse grass or moss growing in boggy areas. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a mossy or boggy area.

Records of the name Foggie can be found in various Scottish historical documents. One of the earliest known references is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland from 1264, which mentions a person named William Fogge. The Ragman Rolls of 1296 also include the name Fogge, referring to a landowner from Berwickshire.

In the 15th century, the name Foggie appeared in the records of the Burgh of Peebles, a royal burgh in the Scottish Borders. A notable example is John Foggie, who served as a baillie (municipal officer) of Peebles in 1455.

During the 16th century, the Foggie surname was found in various parts of Scotland, including Edinburgh and Fife. One significant figure was Sir John Foggie (c.1520-1584), a Scottish judge and Lord of Session who served during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots.

The Foggie name has also been associated with several place names in Scotland, such as Foggieslound and Foggiesland, which were old spellings for areas near the town of Cupar in Fife. This suggests the name may have originated as a locational surname referring to someone from these places.

Other notable individuals with the surname Foggie include:

1. James Foggie (1620-1678), a Scottish minister and principal of St. Leonard's College, St Andrews.
2. Robert Foggie (1729-1789), a Scottish poet and schoolmaster from Fife.
3. William Foggie (1804-1868), a Scottish architect responsible for designing various churches and public buildings in Edinburgh.
4. Sir John Foggie (1851-1923), a Scottish businessman and Lord Provost of Aberdeen from 1900 to 1903.
5. John Foggie (1918-2007), a Scottish footballer who played for Aberdeen F.C. in the 1940s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Foggie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Foggie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Foggie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Foggie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Foggie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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