McIntaggart Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McIntaggart 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.

McIntaggart Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada911:404,89735,698
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128

McIntaggart 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

Mac an tSagairt An Ulster name with many variants, e.g. (Mac)Taggart, Attegart etc. MIF 98; Map Fer

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

MACINTAGART: Gael, 'son of a Priest.' The second recorded Earl of Boss is called Ferchard Macintagart.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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McIntaggart Demographics

McIntaggart Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 5 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McIntaggart Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIntaggart occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIntaggart? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,871,545th most common surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of McIntaggart live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 404,897. In Canada McIntaggart is mostly found in: Ontario, where 95 percent live, Alberta, where 2 percent live and British Columbia, where 2 percent live. Besides Canada McIntaggart exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent live.

McIntaggart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIntaggart has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the McIntaggart surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McIntaggart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

McIntaggart earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McEntaggart9174/
McInteggart9116/
McIntaggert910/
McEntagart8646/
McIntegart868/
McIntagert860/
McEnteggart82230/
McEntaggert821/
McEnteeggart781/
McEntegart76296/
McEntagert762/
McEntagard760/
McIntegert760/
McEntegert671/
McEntegard670/
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