| ![Show Contents]() Kogger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of KoggerWhat does the name Kogger mean? The name Kogger is Anglo-Saxon in origin. It was a name given to a sailor or master of a type of small boat called a cog in Old English. A cogger was a person who sailed such boats. 1 2 The Latin forms are derivatives of MedLat coga, cogo ‘boat’ (c. 1200, 13th MLWL), for Middle English cogge, OFr cogue ‘small ship, cock-boat’, used by Chaucer of the ships in which Jason and Hercules sailed. A cogger (c. 1450) may have been a builder of cogs but was more probably a sailor or master of the cog." 3 Early Origins of the Kogger familyThe surname Kogger was first found in Lincolnshire, where the earliest entry was in the Latin form of the name, Arnaldus Coggorius who was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Lincolnshire for 1195. A few years later, Osbert (le) Coggere was found in the Pipe Rolls for Dorset in 1195. Roger le Cogere and John le Cogger were bailiffs of Dunwich in 1218 and 1219 respectively. 3 Early History of the Kogger familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kogger research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1191, 1197, 1218, 1219, 1621 and 1628 are included under the topic Early Kogger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kogger Spelling VariationsUntil the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Kogger include Cogger, Coggere, Cogere, Coger, Coggorius, Cowger and others. Early Notables of the Kogger familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kogger Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Kogger familyThousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Kogger were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: John Cogger and his wife Elizabeth, who emigrated from Ireland to Woburn, Massachusetts in 1693; Peter Cogger, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1738; and Thomas Cogger, who immigrated to Detroit in 1854..
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