Hoggins

Hoggins Meaning & Origin

About Hoggins
The surname Hoggins is of English origin and is derived from the medieval personal name "Hogge," which was a nickname for someone who resembled a hog or had hog-like characteristics. The suffix "-ins" is a patronymic ending, indicating "son of." Therefore, Hoggins can be interpreted as "son of Hogge" or "descendant of the hog-like one." This surname likely originated as a nickname for someone with physical or behavioral traits associated with a hog.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hoggins: 135
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 126,765
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HJNS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H02052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 G IH0 N Z
🌐 IPA
/hoggins*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HJNS', 'HKNS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hoggins in Braille

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

The name Hoggins in braille

How to sign the name Hoggins using Sign Language

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

The name Hoggins in sign language

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