Haggart Surname

146,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Haggart Surname Definition:

A corruption of Mactaggart, which see. The name was not uncommon in Perthshire in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. John Haggart is recorded in Perth in 1595 (RPC., V, p. 651), and Haggart was portioner of Dulgarthill near Dunkela in 1598.

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Haggart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1681:310,32428,453
Scotland6061:8,8351,277
Canada5731:64,3037,493
England3901:142,86713,841
Australia1581:170,85917,509
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6531:5,732845
England731:333,90921,641
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3411:147,26913,727

The alternate forms: Häggart (2) are calculated separately.

Haggart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Mactaggart, which see. The name was not uncommon in Perthshire in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. John Haggart is recorded in Perth in 1595 (RPC., V, p. 651), and Haggart was portioner of Dulgarthill near Dunkela in 1598. John Haggart and William Haggar appear in Eister Keppet (Caputh) in 1618 (ibid. II, p. 368), and William Hagart, called Long William, in Eister Capeth was slain in 1019 (ibid., XII, p. 78).

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

Haggart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haggart is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Häggart. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haggart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,655th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,411,498 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Haggart are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Haggart is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,168 people, or 1 in 310,324. In The United States Haggart is mostly found in: Michigan, where 20 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Haggart is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Haggart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Haggart has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 534 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Haggart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Haggart surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Haggart surname are 25.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.76% registered with the party.

The amount Haggart earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.09% more than the national average, earning $44,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $54,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Häggart952/
Haggardt9312/
Haggarth935/
Haggarte930/
Haggartt930/
Haggar9230,134/
Hagart92134/
Aggart924/
Haggard8612,366/
Chaggar861,611/
Hoggart86694/
Heggart86155/
Haggert86148/
Hanggar8682/
Hagardt8668/
Hagarth8613/
Ahaggar862/
Hangart862/
Haggort861/
Khaggar861/
Gaggart860/
Haygart860/
Jaggart860/
Hagartt860/
Hagar8319,786/
Aggar83831/
Agart8321/
Hoggarth802,095/
Haygarth80786/
Haugarth8033/
Haegaert8031/
Khoggart8029/
Hanggard8010/
Changart8010/
Khaggard809/
Häggarth807/
Hoggartt804/
Hasggard802/
Haggertt802/
Chhaggar801/
Chauggar801/
Hauggaur801/
Ahaggard801/
Ahanggar801/
Haggerdt800/
Hagghard800/
Haggaard800/
Hagare772,831/
Hoggar771,507/
Hagert771,011/
Gaggar77793/
Chagar77704/
Khagar77637/
Eggart77555/
Jaggar77472/
Haigar77452/
Hagard77448/
Anggar77327/
Augart77131/
Hangar77121/
Hogart77118/
Hegart7752/
Angart7748/
Ahagar7741/
Agarte7733/
Agarth7722/
Haagar7719/
Agghar7718/
Agaart7717/
Haghar7712/
Hajgar779/
Aggert777/
Haugar776/
Asggar776/
Agardt776/
Hagarh776/
Hasgar773/
Aggard773/
Haygar773/
Gogart773/
Hagarr772/
Ehgart772/
Asgart772/
Hagaar772/
Hagaur771/
Agartt771/
Aggare771/
Haggor770/
Heagar770/
Eagart770/
Hauggaard7564/
Haeghaert7524/
Hanggaard751/
Haygarthe750/
Hoggarths750/
Agar7310,743/
Hogarth719,056/
Hoggard715,641/
Jaggard711,868/
Hagoort71811/
Hangard71493/
Chagaar71217/
Changar71214/
Hegardt71212/
Haigert71177/
Haegert71139/
Egghart71136/
Haygert7169/
Hogardt7157/
Khagare7152/
Khaigar7130/
Hogartz7126/
Aggertt7122/
Haugard7122/
Angarth7121/
Aagardt7121/
Agharte7117/
Hagerth7115/
Eggardt7112/
Chaygar7111/
Hongart7110/
Haggerd719/
Honggar719/
Khaghar719/
Heggard718/
Aggahar718/
Hougart717/
Heggert716/
Chagard716/
Hasgard715/
Chaghar715/
Khogart715/
Haygard715/
Anggard715/
Chagare714/
Hoggort713/
Hanggor713/
Eggartt713/
Häggert713/
Chaigar713/
Johgart712/
Haughar712/
Hajghar712/
Khaugar712/
Haghard712/
Cheagar712/
Hagertt712/
Chagaur711/
Jaggarr711/
Hogarht711/
Hoghart711/
Haingar711/
Hanngar711/
Hagaard711/
Haggord711/
Augarte711/
Houggar711/
Haangar711/
Haugert711/
Gougart711/
Jaghart711/
Jhahgar711/
Heagard711/
Hangair711/
Haagard711/
Haghare711/
Eggarth711/
Ahagare711/
Ahaghar711/
D'Hagar711/
Auggare711/
Augardt711/
Chagatr711/
Gaggard710/
Hoegart710/
Hoggert710/
Hogartt710/
Haggore710/
Auggard710/
Hoygart710/
Gaghart710/
Asgar6729,890/
Agare677,757/
Agard675,247/
Aggor674,191/
Haugaard672,649/
Gagar672,454/
Angar672,195/
Gogar671,974/
Eagar671,883/
Ajgar671,870/
Aygar671,638/
Jagar671,456/
Hogar67930/
Hangaard67582/
Hagor67518/
Egart67350/
Agert67328/
Chaggour67280/
Oggar67244/
Agayr67204/
Hooghart67117/
Aagar6797/
Haagaard6794/
Agarh6793/
Augar6780/
Aigar6764/
Hoogaert6758/
Agaar6740/
Acgar6740/
Hasgaard6738/
Chaigard6734/
Heegardt6729/
Agaur6728/
Chhangar6727/
Aşgar6720/
Changarh6719/
Hogaarts6717/
Chaughar6716/
Houggard6714/
Haagoort6713/
Honggard6713/
Ahgar679/
Haygertt679/
Khaigare678/
Hohgardt678/
Høgagarð677/
Hoggaard677/
Akgar676/
Chaugare675/
Chhagare675/
Chouggar675/
Agort675/
Changhar674/
Aaggaard674/
Agair674/
Hooggard674/
Hoogaart674/
Hoogardt674/
Jahagair673/
Heiggard672/
Khaghare672/
Aahangar672/
Agahr672/
Aqgar672/
Høgagard672/
Hoogarth672/
Haigertt672/
Chaghare671/
Cheigart671/
Cheagare671/
Hausgard671/
Agatr671/
Heygartz671/
Hogharth671/
Hassgard671/
Hashgard671/
Agarp671/
Agahárdt671/
Ahagahar671/
Anggardh671/
Anggahar671/
Açgar671/
Changarr671/
Ogart671/
Hougarth671/
Jhaghair671/
Jhahghar671/
Heggerth671/
Heygarth670/
Jaugardt670/
Houghart670/
Gahagair670/
Agarr670/

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