Updated Aug 30th 2010
Hoggs who made history
Christiana Hogg- Lady in Waiting to Mary Queen of Scots
Quintin Hogg- Philanthropist/social reformer
Lord Hogg of Cumbernauld-
Discreet and genial Labour MP who almost became chief whip
Derek Hogg- Professional Footballer
Smokey Hogg- Blues musician
Ima Hogg- Philanthropist and Patron of the arts
Thomas Jefferson Hogg- Biographer of Shelley
William Hogg- Merchant in Edinburgh who made Banking history
James Stephen Hogg- Governor of Texas
Capt. Bertram J. Hogg- Frontier pilot who helped build the airlines of today in the Pacific.
Origins of the surname “Hogg”
1. Families of this name were to be found at early dates in the English countries of Durham, Chester, Oxford, Kent, York, Somerset, and London, as well as in numerous parts of Scotland and in Wales, and were for the most part, of the landed gentry and yeomanry of Great Britain.
2."And yet the Hoggs were no vulgar race, as they claimed descent from one Haug of Norway, a gallant reiver and destroyer in his day. The successors of this worthy were the Hoggs of Fauldshope, a farm about five miles from Selkirk, who held their lands in fee of the knights of Oakwood and Harden; and after the Borders had been reduced to tranquillity , these belligerent progenitors of our poet adopted the peaceful occupation of shepherds." Hogg commemorates his ancestor, the Laird of Fauldshope, in a poem "The Fray of Elibank" in his book "The Mountain Bard" and Haug of Norway in "the Pilgrims of the Sun".
(From"The Works of the Ettrick Shepherd (James Hogg) - Volume 2").
I have since looked at "The Pilgrims of the Sun" and Haug of Norway is shown as Hugo of Norroway which seems different to me but the editor of the book (Rev. Thomas Thomson) claims that it is the same person.
3. The surname was recorded in Durham where they were located from ancient times. Some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D
Well known Hogg expressions (perhaps...)
Hoggwild - those of us with the surname Hogg know what this means, the rest of you don't have a clue
Don't be such a Hogg - this expression is used when the speaker would prefer that the person spoken to would not behave so cleverly
Go the whole Hogg- this is when one attempts to rise to the top, this involves a certain intensity known only too well by the Hogg family.
Live high off the Hogg- This is an expression used when people come to visit the Hoggs.
Hoggwash- a daily ablution
