Dagg

English

Etymology

From Old French dague (“dagger”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of daggers.

Proper noun

Dagg (plural Daggs)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dagg is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Dagg is most common among White (93.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dagg”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 402.

Low German

Alternative forms

• Dag

Etymology

Cognate to German Tag m

Noun

Dagg m

1. day

Derived terms

• Friedagg
• Sunndagg
• saoterdaggs
• vandage
• winterdaggs