Haggard Surname

42,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Haggard Surname Definition:

A claim was pursued against Isobel Hagger in Stitchill, 1723 (Stitchill, p. 185). The name occurs in Suffolk in thirteenth century as Hacgard (Guppy, p. 85). compare English surname Haggard.

Haggard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1721:32,4444,048
South Africa4551:119,07214,155
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England1621:343,93925,007
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Australia371:729,61448,196
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Wales221:140,66110,115
Guam161:10,0081,526
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9861:25,2863,123

Haggard (117) may also be a first name.

Haggard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A claim was pursued against Isobel Hagger in Stitchill, 1723 (Stitchill, p. 185). The name occurs in Suffolk in thirteenth century as Hacgard (Guppy, p. 85). compare English surname Haggard.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Lean; Wild [French hagard; perh. Middle High German hag, a hedge + the French intens. suff. -ard, Teutonic hart, hard, hard] (N.Eng. and Scandinavian) Dweller at a Hay- Yard [Old English hég = O.N, hey, hay + Old Northern English g(e)ard = Old Norse garð-r, yard, en­closure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. According to B.L.G. the family are supposed to be derived from the Ogards of co. Herts. 2. Haggard is a corruption of "hay-garth," a rick yard, and is so employed in Hall and Holinshed, as well as in several provincial dialects. See Garth. 3, and most probably, an ancient baptismal name which occurs in Domesday as Acard and Acardus, and in the H.R. as Hacgard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Hoggart, Huggard; from hoog-hart, a D. G. compound signifying very high or big.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Old Norse, Hagbarðr; from the Danish, Aaggaard; from the Swedish, Hagert; from the Dutch, Hageraats, Hakkert, Hagers, Hagoort, Hagt; from the German, Hoeger; from the Flemish, Hager; in the Domesday Book, Hago, Aghete (Lincolnshire), Hagebert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Haggard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Haggard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Haggard occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Haggard.

How Common Is The Last Name Haggard? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,207th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 589,321 people. Haggard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Haggard reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most frequent first name in the world, held by 117 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,172 people, or 1 in 32,444. In The United States Haggard is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Ghana, where 2 percent are found.

Haggard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haggard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Haggard last name grew 563 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 36 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haggard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Haggard last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Haggard last name are 21.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Haggard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.06% more than the national average, earning R 320,952 per year; in United States they earn 4.21% less than the national average, earning $41,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haggardt9312/
Hanggard9310/
Khaggard939/
Hasggard932/
Ahaggard931/
Hagghard930/
Haggaard930/
Haggar9230,134/
Hagard92448/
Aggard923/
Hauggaard8864/
Hanggaard881/
Hoggard865,641/
Haggart863,022/
Jaggard861,868/
Chaggar861,611/
Hangard86493/
Hanggar8682/
Hagardt8668/
Haugard8622/
Haggerd869/
Heggard868/
Chagard866/
Hasgard865/
Haygard865/
Anggard865/
Haghard862/
Ahaggar862/
Khaggar861/
Hagaard861/
Haggord861/
Heagard861/
Haagard861/
Gaggard860/
Auggard860/
Hagar8319,786/
Agard835,247/
Aggar83831/
Haugaard802,649/
Hangaard80582/
Haagaard8094/
Hasgaard8038/
Chaigard8034/
Houggard8014/
Honggard8013/
Hoggaard807/
Haggarth805/
Aaggaard804/
Hooggard804/
Heiggard802/
Høgagard802/
Chhaggar801/
Chauggar801/
Hauggaur801/
Hausgard801/
Ahanggar801/
Hassgard801/
Hashgard801/
Anggardh801/
Haggerdt800/
Haggarte800/
Haggartt800/
Hagare772,831/
Hoggar771,507/
Gaggar77793/
Hogard77754/
Chagar77704/
Khagar77637/
Aagard77524/
Jaggar77472/
Haigar77452/
Anggar77327/
Angard77251/
Asgard77144/
Hagart77134/
Agardh77126/
Hangar77121/
Augard77105/
Hegard7772/
Ahagar7741/
Jagard7736/
Aegard7729/
Haagar7719/
Agghar7718/
Haghar7712/
Hajgar779/
Haugar776/
Asggar776/
Agardt776/
Hagarh776/
Gogard775/
Aggart774/
Hasgar773/
Haygar773/
Agaard773/
Hagarr772/
Gagard772/
Hagaar772/
Hagaur771/
Eggard771/
Aggare771/
Haggor770/
Hagord770/
Aghard770/
Hagerd770/
Heagar770/
Hausgaard75161/
Haungaard7518/
Hajsgaard753/
Agar7310,743/
Aagaard714,662/
Hoggart71694/
Hougard71663/
Chagaar71217/
Changar71214/
Hegardt71212/
Hegaard71198/
Heggart71155/
Haggert71148/
Heegard7163/
Aasgard7158/
Hogardt7157/
Asgaard7152/
Khagare7152/
Högardh7131/
Khaigar7130/
Angaard7121/
Aagardt7121/
Hoogard7118/
Heigard7117/
Hogaard7114/
Hagarth7113/
Eggardt7112/
Chaygar7111/
Honggar719/
Khaghar719/
Aggahar718/
Chaghar715/
Hoigard715/
Gougard715/
Hongard715/
Hoggerd714/
Chagare714/
Askgard713/
Hanggor713/
Chaigar713/
Hogards712/
Haughar712/
Hajghar712/
Khaugar712/
Goggard712/
Cheagar712/
Hangart712/
Hogardh712/
Häggart712/
Chagaur711/
Haggort711/
Jaggarr711/
Hoggardová711/
Hoggord711/
Gaagard711/
Gaghard711/
Haingar711/
Hanngar711/
Houggar711/
Haangar711/
Jhahgar711/
Hangair711/
Hangárd711/
Haghare711/
Egghard711/
Ahagare711/
Ahaghar711/
D'Hagar711/
Auggare711/
Augardt711/
Chagatr711/
Jaigard711/
Agheard710/
Joggard710/
Heygard710/
Gaggart710/
Hoygard710/
Haggore710/
Haygart710/
Jaggart710/
Hagartt710/
Asgar6729,890/
Agare677,757/
Aggor674,191/
Hougaard673,422/
Gagar672,454/
Angar672,195/
Hoggarth672,095/
Gogar671,974/
Eagar671,883/
Ajgar671,870/
Aygar671,638/
Jagar671,456/
Hogar67930/
Haygarth67786/
Heegaard67727/
Aasgaard67676/
Hagor67518/
Chaggour67280/
Ogard67274/
Oggar67244/
Agayr67204/
Egard67145/
Askgaard67128/
Aagar6797/
Agarh6793/
Augar6780/
Heigaard6773/
Haugerød6770/
Aigar6764/
Agaar6740/
Acgar6740/
Haugarth6733/
Haegaert6731/
Khoggart6729/
Heegardt6729/
Agaur6728/
Chhangar6727/
Hoygaard6726/
Hojgaard6722/
Agart6721/
Hoigaard6720/
Heingard6720/
Aşgar6720/
Changarh6719/
Housgard6718/
Chaughar6716/
Hoogaard6713/
Changart6710/
Ahgar679/
Khaigare678/
Egghardt678/
Hohgardt678/
Høgagarð677/
Häggarth677/
Akgar676/
Chaugare675/
Chhagare675/
Chouggar675/
Changhar674/
Hoggartt674/
Ausgaard674/
Agair674/
Hoogardt674/
Jahagair673/
Agerd673/
Agord672/
Haggertt672/
Khaghare672/
Aahangar672/
Agahr672/
Aqgar672/
Chaghare671/
Cheagare671/
Hougarrd671/
Agatr671/
Hooghard671/
Jackgard671/
Hoegaard671/
Änggardh671/
Agarp671/
Agahárdt671/
Ahagahar671/
Anggahar671/
Açgar671/
Aysgaard671/
Changarr671/
Jhaghair671/
Jhahghar671/
Assgaard670/
Jaugardt670/
Gahagair670/
Agarr670/

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