"Hogg" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Hoggs [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hogg (“hog”), a metonymic occupational surname for a swineherd. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|hogg||hog}} Old English hogg (“hog”) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Hogg (plural Hoggs)
  1. A surname from Old English. Derived forms: Jim Hogg County

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