Daggett Surname
Approximately 7,482 people bear this surname
Daggett Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dag'; Icel. Dagr-day. The diminutive seems to have been Daggett in England, but Daggett is a Yorkshire surname, and as such may be but a corruption of Tagg, which see, compare Tennyson for Dennison.
Read More About This SurnameDaggett Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,898 | 1:52,546 | 6,313 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Canada | 185 | 1:199,165 | 19,489 |
| Australia | 25 | 1:1,079,828 | 61,253 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 165 | 1:147,730 | 13,110 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,986 | 1:25,286 | 3,123 |
Daggett (28) may also be a first name.
Daggett Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dag'; Icel. Dagr-day. The diminutive seems to have been Daggett in England, but Daggett is a Yorkshire surname, and as such may be but a corruption of Tagg, which see, compare Tennyson for Dennison.
Georgius Dag, tapytour, 32 Henry III: Freemen of York.
1605. Thomas Robbins and Elizabeth Dagge: Marriage Lic. (London).
1667. Married — John Daggot and Ane Farrabee: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Wille Dag in Strathdee, 1527 (Grant, III. p. 70). It was also a surname in the Debateable Land in sixteenth century, in 1550—52 recorded as Dog (ALHT.), so it may be a form of Doig, which see.
(English) Descendant of little Dagr (day), or Daegga (day).
Ferguson thinks it may be derived from the Teutonic, docg, day.
Local. Probably a corruption of Dowgate, a place in London, so called from dow, British, water—the water—gate.
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Daggett Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daggett Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Daggett has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Daggett click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Daggett? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 66,623rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 974,010 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Daggett are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Daggett is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,898 people, or 1 in 52,546. In The United States Daggett is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Oregon, where 5 percent live and Texas, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Daggett exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Daggett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Daggett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daggett surname expanded 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Daggett Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Daggett surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Daggett surname are 8.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Daggett earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $51,377 CAD per year.
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