Last Name POGSON

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Meaning The son of Margaret. Pog was the earlier form of Peg, as Mog of Meg. As Megson became also Mockson (later Moxon), so Pogson became Pockson and Poxon. Why names in M should take P for their initial in the nickname form I cannot say.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 116,835 (2000 US census)
Count 138 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.23%, or 119 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 10.87%, or 15 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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