Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
FAGG
There are approximately 2,158 people named Fagg in the UK. That makes it the 4,221th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 34 are named Fagg.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Fagg surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Saxon.) Fag, variable or many colored; may be bestowed on the first possessor from his variable disposition. Fag, a laborious drudge.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
FAGG. Feg occurs in Domesday, and Fag in the H.R. The Kentish family were long connected with the parish of Eye, CO. Sussex, and perhaps derived their name from lauds there, still called Fagg fann.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.