MacTagart Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

MacTagart Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.

MacTagart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

MacTagart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of the Priest (Gaelic Mac-an-t-shagairt] The Gaelic word for ‘priest’ (nom. case) is sagart; for the rule as to eclipsis see the note under Mac Intyre.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacTagart Last Name Facts

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

MacTagart occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of MacTagart.

How Common Is The Last Name MacTagart? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacTagart is the 8,968,613th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of MacTagart live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

MacTagart is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly found in: Illinois, where 75 percent are found and Florida, where 25 percent are found.

MacTagart Last Name Statistics demography

MacTagart earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.07% less than the national average, earning $14,208 USD per year.

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