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Wragg Family History

Wragg Name Meaning

English (West Yorkshire and Derbyshire):: from the Old Norse (Old Danish) personal name Wraghi of uncertain origin and meaning. variant of Ragge 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 shortened form of Middle English ragged ‘tattered shaggy’. Perhaps occasionally a habitational name from Rag Field in Wonersh (Surrey). The placename probably derives from Middle English ragge ‘moss lichen’ (Old English ragge a side-form of ragu).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Wagg, Gragg, Dagg, Tagg, Scragg, Hagg, Fagg, Wray, Flagg, Rigg

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You can see how Wragg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wragg family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Wragg families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 30 Wragg families living in Ontario. This was about 81% of all the recorded Wragg's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Wragg families in 1911.

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Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Wragg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1969. The average life expectancy for Wragg in 1946 was 32, and 66 in 2004.

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