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

Tagert (Russian: Тагерт) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Tägert. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tagert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tagert is the 660,498th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tagert are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tagert is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 867,127. In The United States Tagert is most common in: Mississippi, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Tagert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tagert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tagert surname 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 surname 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 national average, with 66.99% being registered with the political 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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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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