Tagg Surname
Approximately 4,223 people bear this surname
Tagg Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agnes,' a great favourite in the 13th and 14th centuries. Nick. Tagg and Taggy. The latter continues to be used in Furness, where Agnes is still almost first favourite. I had a Taggy in my kitchen at Ulverston.
Read More About This SurnameTagg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,077 | 1:26,826 | 3,654 |
| United States | 1,127 | 1:321,614 | 29,307 |
| Australia | 310 | 1:87,083 | 10,056 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,080 | 1:22,570 | 3,164 |
| Scotland | 63 | 1:59,416 | 3,787 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 227 | 1:221,228 | 18,802 |
Tagg (111) may also be a first name.
Tagg Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Agnes,' a great favourite in the 13th and 14th centuries. Nick. Tagg and Taggy. The latter continues to be used in Furness, where Agnes is still almost first favourite. I had a Taggy in my kitchen at Ulverston. We find the French diminutive as a suffix in Taggon; compare Marion from Mary, Alison from Alice, Gibbon from Gib = Gilbert, v. Agate (a).
Richard Tagg, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas Tagge, et Sissota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Thomas Tagon, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Tagge, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertus Tag, 1379: ibid.
1637. Buried — Tagg Witt, Wiltshire: Reg. Broad Chalke.
1771. Married — James Tagg and Bett Miles: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) a nickname from the animal [Dialectal English tag, a yearling sheep: cp. Swedish tacka, a ewe] "Tag, Tagge, a sheep of the first year”.— Dict. Kent. Dialectal Cp. Tegg.
(Anglo-Greek) a pet form of Agnes [Greekάγνός, pure, chaste, sacred] Both Tag and Tagge occur as surnames in the Yorks Poll-Tax a.d. 1379.
Radulphus Tac, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Tagg, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Tagg was an Oxfordshire name in the 13th century (H. R.).
Tagg Demographics
Average Male Tagg Height
178.2 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tagg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tagg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tagg (Russian: Тагг) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tagg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 110,122nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,725,680 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Tagg reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 890,531st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 111 people.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,077 people, or 1 in 26,826. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 10 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Tagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tagg has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 21 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Tagg Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tagg last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tagg are 7.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.81% registered with the political party.
The amount Tagg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.31% more than the national average, earning R 445,128 per year; in United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $53,918 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taggs | 89 | 36 | / |
| Thagg | 89 | 13 | / |
| Tgagg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Taigg | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tag | 86 | 34,425 | / |
| Teaggs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taggic | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taggue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Taag | 75 | 2,431 | / |
| Tagh | 75 | 2,150 | / |
| Taig | 75 | 770 | / |
| Taug | 75 | 648 | / |
| Thag | 75 | 285 | / |
| Taqg | 75 | 63 | / |
| Teag | 75 | 29 | / |
| Tags | 75 | 27 | / |
| Togg | 75 | 15 | / |
| Tajg | 75 | 14 | / |
| Tagø | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tagt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tahg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tayg | 75 | 2 | / |
| Takg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tagx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tagk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tagz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tagq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tague | 67 | 6,812 | / |
| Taugs | 67 | 73 | / |
| Tgoug | 67 | 42 | / |
| Taugh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Teags | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thaug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taagh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Taigh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tahag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thasg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teagz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taigt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taijg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thogg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thagz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taygh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaag | 67 | 1 | / |
| Teagh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tayhg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Teigg | 67 | 0 | / |
Tagg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tagg in the Russian language | ||
| Тагг | tagg | - |
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