Tagert Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

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

Tagert Surname Definition:

(Celtic) contraction of MacTaggart, q.v.

Tagert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:867,12765,849
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Tägert (1) are calculated separately.

Tagert (12) may also be a first name.

Tagert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) contraction of MacTaggart, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(sometimes pronounced Taggard), contracted from Mac-an-t-sagart, 'T he Priest’s Son. ' In 1511, Otes MacTagart is entered for the Mill of Doway, now Union Mills, in Braddan.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Tagert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tagert (Russian: Тагерт) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Tägert. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tagert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tagert is the 660,498th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tagert reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tagert is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 23 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Tagert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tagert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tagert last name grew 445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 236 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tagert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tagert last name is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tagert last name are 20.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.99% registered with the party.

Tagert earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tägert941/
Taggert92733/
Tangert92122/
Taegert9215/
Taghert9210/
Taguert924/
Tagertt921/
Taugert920/
Tager911,319/
Thaggert8611/
Taguerte864/
Taggertz861/
Tagherzt861/
Tanger836,043/
Tagher831,100/
Tigert83861/
Tagger83660/
Teager83487/
Taiger83280/
Tagart83208/
Tauger83102/
Tayger8387/
Tagere8368/
Taguer8342/
Togert8331/
Tadger8319/
Tagerd8312/
Thager838/
Tagerh836/
Tatger835/
Tegert834/
Tageer834/
Tagier832/
Tazert831/
Tahger831/
Tagehr831/
Tasert831/
Taggart7722,343/
Taugher77374/
Tachert77248/
Tangger7760/
Teggert7758/
Thanger7749/
Tangher7733/
Tasgeer7718/
Togaert7716/
Tashger7716/
Tigertt7712/
Tangerh7712/
Theager779/
Taagher776/
Tiggert774/
Tageere773/
Tajgeer773/
Tangeer773/
Tagheer773/
Thagere772/
Thagher772/
Taigere772/
Taggort771/
Taygart771/
Tacgere771/
Taggerd771/
Tongert771/
Tazgeer771/
Teagart771/
Thageer771/
Tagrett771/
Taghger771/
Tannger771/
Taghart771/
Tahgher771/
Taguejr771/
Taghret771/
Tajgart771/
Taugeer771/
Tang'er771/
Tagguer771/
Tazerte771/
Taazert771/
Thaiger771/
Teigert771/
Tautger770/
Tayguer770/
Teauger770/
Thagier770/
Teghert770/
Tajer732,398/
Tacer73823/
Tagre73432/
Tagir73285/
Taser73284/
Toger73123/
Tazer7395/
Táger731/
Tauchert711,561/
Tajchert71252/
Thaigerd7136/
Toegaert7134/
Taychert7131/
Taichert7130/
Taykhert7125/
Thagheer7122/
Teggerth7112/
Taikhert7110/
Thaggart716/
Tausgher712/
Tagheere712/
Thainger711/
Tazgoirt711/
Thaguere711/
Thangeer711/
Taguerre711/
Tacherte711/
Tongiert711/
Taggartt710/
Teachger710/
Taughart710/
Tadjer675,470/
Thajer671,591/
Taseer671,268/
Togher671,040/
Tayser67634/
Tegart67545/
Tazere67499/
Tauzer67218/
Tangir67216/
Tauser67215/
Tonger67190/
Taiser67166/
Tasgir67152/
Teiger67102/
Toiger6789/
Tazzer6787/
Touger6786/
Togger6756/
Teaser6752/
Tajher6752/
Tatjer6749/
Tasere6737/
Tagire6726/
Thagir6725/
Taygır6725/
Thagre6723/
Tasier6723/
Tazeer6721/
Tajeer6718/
Tarzer6715/
Todger6710/
Taghir6710/
Thaser679/
Tayjer678/
Togere677/
Taugir677/
Toyger676/
Tajgir676/
Tajzer675/
Taguir675/
Taizer675/
Togeer675/
Teazer674/
Taycer674/
Totger673/
Tayzer673/
Tagard673/
Tahgir673/
Tazirt673/
Tahser672/
Taigir672/
Tazier672/
Tasear672/
Tazher672/
Taigre672/
Tánger672/
Tazerh672/
Teacer671/
Teyger671/
Togier671/
Taxjer671/
Tazgir671/
Thacer671/
Taghre671/
Taagre671/
Taseur671/
Taaser671/
Tagair671/
Tagred671/
Toguer671/
Tajser671/
Taucherte671/
Tauchertt671/
Thazer670/
Tascer670/
Tigerd670/

Tagert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tagert in the Russian language
Тагертtagert-

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Tagert Reference & Research

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Taggart/MacTaggart FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Tagert
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