McTaggart Surname
Approximately 7,507 people bear this surname
McTaggart 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcTaggart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,903 | 1:124,857 | 13,261 |
| Australia | 1,665 | 1:16,214 | 2,296 |
| Canada | 1,641 | 1:22,453 | 3,068 |
| Scotland | 1,404 | 1:3,813 | 672 |
| England | 1,121 | 1:49,704 | 6,178 |
| Jamaica | 214 | 1:13,411 | 1,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 200 | 1:9,225 | 1,500 |
| New Zealand | 200 | 1:22,642 | 3,959 |
| Cayman Islands | 171 | 1:374 | 60 |
| South Africa | 96 | 1:564,351 | 43,987 |
| Panama | 94 | 1:41,620 | 2,166 |
| Wales | 42 | 1:73,679 | 6,340 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Costa Rica | 40 | 1:119,502 | 1,876 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 182 | 1:24,340 | 2,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,270 | 1:2,947 | 503 |
| England | 179 | 1:136,175 | 12,443 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 388 | 1:129,430 | 12,434 |
McTaggart (10) may also be a first name.
McTaggart 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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname is Scottish, meaning 'son of the priest'. It is derived from the Gaelic words mac, meaning 'son', and t-sagairt, meaning 'priest'.
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McTaggart Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McTaggart Come From? nationality or country of origin
McTaggart occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McTaggart click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McTaggart? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 66,397th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 970,767 people. The last name McTaggart is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McTaggart live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,903 people, or 1 in 124,857. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States McTaggart exists in 41 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 22 percent are found.
McTaggart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McTaggart has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McTaggart surname increased 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 626 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McTaggart Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the McTaggart last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McTaggart last name are 11.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.56% registered with the party.
The amount McTaggart earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 274.21% more than the national average, earning R 889,272 per year; in United States they earn 6.86% more than the national average, earning $46,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $54,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacTaggart | 95 | 1,762 | / |
| Mc-Taggart | 95 | 2 | / |
| McTaggairt | 95 | 2 | / |
| McTaggoart | 95 | 1 | / |
| McTaggartt | 95 | 0 | / |
| McAtaggart | 95 | 0 | / |
| McCtaggart | 95 | 0 | / |
| McTagart | 94 | 2 | / |
| McTaggrt | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mac-Taggart | 90 | 4 | / |
| McA Taggart | 90 | 1 | / |
| MacTaggarts | 90 | 1 | / |
| McAttaggart | 90 | 0 | / |
| McTeggart | 89 | 80 | / |
| McTaggert | 89 | 73 | / |
| MacTagart | 89 | 4 | / |
| McToggart | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mgtaggart | 89 | 1 | / |
| McTaggort | 89 | 0 | / |
| McTaggard | 89 | 0 | / |
| McTaggret | 89 | 0 | / |
| McTagarat | 89 | 0 | / |
| McTaugart | 89 | 0 | / |
| MacTaggert | 84 | 25 | / |
| MacTeggart | 84 | 1 | / |
| McTaggerat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mactaggrat | 84 | 1 | / |
| MacTaggard | 84 | 1 | / |
| McAtiggart | 84 | 0 | / |
| McTaggurtt | 84 | 0 | / |
| McTegart | 82 | 24 | / |
| McTagard | 82 | 0 | / |
| McTigart | 82 | 0 | / |
| McTagrat | 82 | 0 | / |
| McTeggert | 78 | 2 | / |
| McDaggert | 78 | 0 | / |
| McTegarrat | 74 | 0 | / |
| MacTagrett | 74 | 0 | / |
| McTigrit | 71 | 77 | / |
| McTigret | 71 | 3 | / |
| McTigrot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mactegret | 67 | 5 | / |
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McTaggart Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McTaggart
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