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Ragg Family History

Ragg Surname Meaning

Apparently from Middle English ragge ‘scrap of cloth flap (of a garment) rag’ perhaps for someone who wore tattered clothing or clothes ornamented with strips of fabric. Alternatively, ragge might have been a reduced form of Middle English ragged ‘tattered shaggy’. Some medieval examples may belong with Rage.

Post-medieval examples may otherwise belong with (2) or (3). Perhaps occasionally from Rag Field in Wonersh (Surrey). The place-name probably derives from Middle English ragge ‘moss lichen’ (Old English *ragge a side-form of ragu).

See Wragg.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Ragg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ragg family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ragg families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 11 Ragg families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 46% of all the recorded Ragg's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Ragg families in 1911.
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What did your Ragg ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Ragg. 50% of Ragg men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Ragg women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ragg were Labor and Housewife.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    50%
  • Laborer
    34%
  • Painter
    9%
  • Labor
    9%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    50%
  • Housewife
    50%

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Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Ragg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Ragg in 1966 was 79, and 86 in 2004.

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