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
Tagg Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Tagg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tagg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tagg (Russian: Тагг) occurs most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tagg.
How Common Is The Last Name Tagg? popularity and diffusion
The surname Tagg is the 110,122nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,725,680 people. The last name Tagg occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Tagg are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. Tagg is also the 890,531st most common forename internationally, borne by 111 people.
This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 2,077 people, or 1 in 26,826. In England Tagg is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent live, Derbyshire, where 10 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Tagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tagg has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tagg last name grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 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 devotion of those bearing the Tagg surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Tagg surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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