Taggart Surname

24,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,343 people bear this surname

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

Taggart Surname Definition:

A shortening of (Mac)taggart, which see. "Honi soit qui mal y pense" says the late Sir Herbert Maxwell, "the rule of celibacy was not strictly enforced upon the clergy of the primitive church" (Scottish land names, p. 177). Patrick Taggart was a witness in Dumfries, 1544 (Anderson), Christian Taggart is in Inglistoun, 1678 (Kirkcudbright), Andrew Tagart appears in the parish of Borgue, 1684 (RPC.

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Taggart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,1551:27,5533,446
England2,4801:22,4673,142
Northern Ireland1,9101:966190
Canada1,5911:23,1593,144
Scotland1,1921:4,491780
Australia1,0831:24,9273,401
New Zealand2671:16,9602,965
South Africa2141:253,16725,671
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
Isle of Man621:1,384237
Wales501:61,8915,534
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
France131:5,109,440259,941
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Marshall Islands31:17,2741,698
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belize21:177,7373,502
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,2001:3,692655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4771:7,8471,079
England4351:56,0356,652
Isle of Man2171:25057
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9321:17,1282,181

Taggart (294) may also be a first name.

Taggart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A shortening of (Mac)taggart, which see. "Honi soit qui mal y pense" says the late Sir Herbert Maxwell, "the rule of celibacy was not strictly enforced upon the clergy of the primitive church" (Scottish land names, p. 177). Patrick Taggart was a witness in Dumfries, 1544 (Anderson), Christian Taggart is in Inglistoun, 1678 (Kirkcudbright), Andrew Tagart appears in the parish of Borgue, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. IX, y. 567), and William Tagart in Underwood in the same year (Dumfries).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) contraction of MacTaggart, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of the priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The Gaelic Mac Taggart, sans Mac.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tycwrdd, Welsh, a meeting—house. Tagair, Gaelic, to plead a cause, claim as a right, to reason, to debate.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(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

User-submitted Reference

This surname possibly originates from a village in Ireland called Ballinatsaghairt. The translated meaning is 'son of a prelate'.

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Taggart Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taggart (Russian: Таггарт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taggart? popularity and diffusion

Taggart is the 24,220th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 326,167 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Taggart live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taggart is also the 514,566th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 294 people.

Taggart is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 13,155 people, or 1 in 27,553. In The United States Taggart is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 65 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Taggart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taggart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taggart last name rose 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 570 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 455 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taggart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Taggart surname is chiefly Presbyterian (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Taggart last name are 14.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Taggart earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.39% more than the national average, earning R 478,572 per year; in United States they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning $45,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% more than the national average, earning $51,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaggart936/
Taggarts935/
Taggartt930/
Taggar921,280/
Tagart92208/
Taggert86733/
Teggart86725/
Taggard86199/
Tanggar8646/
Toggart8628/
Thaggar869/
Tagarte864/
Taggarr862/
Taggort861/
Taygart861/
Teagart861/
Taghart861/
Taghgar861/
Tajgart861/
Tangart860/
Tagar835,966/
Thaggard801,298/
Thaggert8011/
Taggaard809/
Tanggard804/
Thaggare801/
Taughart800/
Tagare772,408/
Tegart77545/
Taygar77498/
Tagert77455/
Tangar77447/
Taigar77159/
Taghar77141/
Thagar77102/
Tagarh7765/
Tasgar7755/
Tajgar7726/
Taugar7722/
Tagaur7716/
Teagar7711/
Tagard773/
Tahgar773/
Tagair771/
Taggor771/
Takgar771/
Taagar771/
Tagarr771/
Tagaar771/
Tanggaard75281/
Thhaggard751/
Thonggart751/
Thagard71552/
Tanggor71464/
Thagare71158/
Teggert7158/
Taghare7158/
Tangard7148/
Thangar7136/
Togaert7116/
Taegert7115/
Taungar719/
Taugard719/
Taigaur718/
Tajghar717/
Teygart716/
Tangort715/
Taingar714/
Tagaire712/
Tahagar712/
Ttagare712/
Tanghar712/
Teggort711/
Taggerd711/
Thaugar711/
Teagard711/
Taaghar711/
Taanggaard711/
Taghard711/
Tagharr711/
Tasghar711/
Toggort711/
Taggour711/
Tagaard711/
Tagourt711/
Tongart711/
Thagaar711/
Thaghar711/
Tagertt711/
Thegart710/
Taygard710/
Toggard710/
Taugert710/
Togar672,462/
Tagor671,440/
Thagaard67326/
Tagarova67189/
Taagaard67164/
Tanghort67136/
Taghourt6776/
Thongart6744/
Toegaert6734/
Teggerth6712/
Tangahar676/
Taanghar674/
Thanghar671/
Taghahar671/
Taughare671/
Tangaard671/
Taugaire671/
Tasgourt671/

Taggart Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taggart in the Russian language
Таггартtaggart-

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Taggart Reference & Research

Taggart/MacTaggart FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Thaggard FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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.

Thaggard 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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