Vogt

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Vogt is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname26K records spelled Vogt4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Argentina, Brazil, United States, Chile

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Vögt

• a separate surname5.6K records spelled Vogt2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Canada

50 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Vogt is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, Occupational surname from Middle High German voget/vogt = bailiff, steward, advocate; bearer count 247.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

• In German, occupational/status name for a bailiff or reeve

  as a name·Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

• In German, steward

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In German, Berufsname: 'Vogt' = Verwalter/Schultheiß, Beamter mit Aufsichts- und Gerichtsaufgaben; 583 Belege.

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

• In German, Berufsname: Amtsträger/Verwalter, 'Vogt' (Bailiff, Verwalter; teils auch Herkunftsname zu Vogt).

  as a name·Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Carl Vogtb. 1817CHGerman-Swiss scientist and politician (1817–1895)
• Heinrich Vogtb. 1890DEGerman astronomer (1890–1968)
• Richard Vogtb. 1894DEGerman engineer and aircraft designer
• Joseph Vogtb. 1895DEGerman historian of classical antiquity (1895-1986)
• Marthe Louise Vogtb. 1903DEGerman neuroscientist (1903–2003)
• A. E. van Vogtb. 1912CACanadian-American science fiction writer (1912–2000)
• Lars Vogtb. 1970DEGerman pianist (1970–2022)
• Eskil Vogtb. 1974NONorwegian film director and screenwriter
• Kevin Vogtb. 1991DEGerman association football player
• Carina Vogtb. 1992DEGerman ski jumper

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 56 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Vogt?

We estimate roughly 31 thousand people bear Vogt (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Vogt have the most bearers?

Vogt is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled vogt.

How common is Vogt compared with other names?

In Germany, Vogt is the 71st most common surname of 734,811 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Vogt mean?

Recorded meaning: from mlat. vocatus < advocatus 'advocate'; originally 'Schirmherr, Statthalter', later 'overseer, judge, village head, guardian'