Baggs

Baggs Meaning & Origin

About Baggs
The surname Baggs is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "bagge," meaning a bag or sack. It was likely an occupational name for someone who made or sold bags or a nickname for someone who carried a distinctive bag. The name Baggs may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived near a place named Bag or Bagge. Overall, the surname Baggs is associated with the occupation or location related to bags.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Baggs is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Baggs: 2,093
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14,299
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.71

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Baggs based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Baggs is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AE1 G Z
🌐 IPA
/bægz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Baggs in Braille

Here's how to represent Baggs in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Baggs in braille

How to sign the name Baggs using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Baggs using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Baggs in sign language

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