Hogge

Family name
name = Hogge


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caption= Hogge Family Crest.
pronunciation = Hogge
meaning = "careful" or "prudent"
region = Anglo-Saxon
origin = Anglo-Saxon
related names = Hoag, Hogue, Hodge, Hogg, Hoig
footnotes = [ [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files ] ]

Derivation

Hogge is a Scottish surname originally derived from "hoga", an Old English term meaning "prudent" or "careful". A viking family in ancient Scotland was the first to use this name. First found in Durham, before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) at Hastings in 1066 AD

During the 1800s many immigrants from Scotland settled along the east coast of what would become the US and Canada. Many Hogge settlers came during this time but there were others who came much earlier during the 1600s. The majority of Hogge's were farmers. [ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860.] Settlers who remained faithful to the crown and called themselves United Empire Loyalists while others participated in the American War of Independence. That spirit lives on today and is evident in the highland games that dot North America.

Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Hogge family came to North America quite early: Daniel Hogg settled in Boston in 1651; along with John and Neile, Bernard, Charles, James, John, Peter, Richard and William Hogue all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860. [Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls); Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36; National Archives, Washington, D.C] [Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T715, 8892 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; National Archives, Washington, D.C.]

Variations

With spelling practices being non-standardized in the Middle Ages, scribes could only rely on the sounds of words for spelling. Spelling variations in names, even within a single document, were a common result. Over the years Hogge has appeared Hogge, Hoge, Hoag, Hogue, Hodge, Hogg, Hoig, and others.

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