Taggard Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

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

Taggard Surname Definition:

(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.

Taggard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Taggard (12) may also be a first name.

Taggard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Taggard Last Name Facts

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

Taggard is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taggard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taggard is the 1,189,614th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Taggard reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 1,849,280. In The United States Taggard is primarily concentrated in: California, where 27 percent are found, Oregon, where 12 percent are found and Arkansas, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Taggard is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Taggard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taggard has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Taggard last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taggard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Taggard last name are 29.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.32% registered to vote for the party.

Taggard earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.8% more than the national average, earning $44,356 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaggard931,298/
Taggaard939/
Tanggard934/
Taggar921,280/
Tagard923/
Tanggaard88281/
Thhaggard881/
Taggart8622,343/
Thagard86552/
Tangard8648/
Tanggar8646/
Thaggar869/
Taugard869/
Taggarr862/
Taggerd861/
Teagard861/
Taghard861/
Taghgar861/
Tagaard861/
Taygard860/
Toggard860/
Tagar835,966/
Taanggaard821/
Thagaard80326/
Taagaard80164/
Thaggart806/
Taggarts805/
Thaggare801/
Tangaard801/
Taggartt800/
Tagare772,408/
Taygar77498/
Tangar77447/
Tagart77208/
Taigar77159/
Taghar77141/
Thagar77102/
Tagarh7765/
Tasgar7755/
Tegard7742/
Tajgar7726/
Taugar7722/
Tagaur7716/
Tagerd7712/
Teagar7711/
Tahgar773/
Togard771/
Tagair771/
Taggor771/
Takgar771/
Taagar771/
Tagarr771/
Tagaar771/
Thaagaard7584/
Thagaaard751/
Taggert71733/
Teggart71725/
Tanggor71464/
Tougard71238/
Thagare71158/
Taghare7158/
Thangar7136/
Toggart7128/
Taungar719/
Taigaur718/
Tongard717/
Tajghar717/
Taingar714/
Tagarte714/
Tagaire712/
Tahagar712/
Ttagare712/
Tanghar712/
Taggort711/
Taygart711/
Teegard711/
Thaugar711/
Teagart711/
Taghart711/
Taaghar711/
Tagharr711/
Tajgart711/
Tasghar711/
Taggour711/
Thagaar711/
Thaghar711/
Tegaard711/
Tangart710/
Togar672,462/
Tagor671,440/
Tougaard67614/
Tagarova67189/
Toongard6740/
Thaigerd6736/
Thongard6719/
Thaggert6711/
Tangahar676/
Taanghar674/
Teingard671/
Thanghar671/
Taghahar671/
Taughare671/
Taugaire671/
Thougard671/
Thosgard670/
Taughart670/

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Taggard Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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