The name of the municipality refers to the historicKogge from the middle-ages. Akogge orcogge was a jurisdiction area of several villages orbannen (mostly around 4 or 5).
^"Postcodetool for 1648JG".Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived fromthe original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved12 March 2014.