Taggert Surname

460,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 733 people bear this surname

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

Taggert Surname Definition:

(Scottish) The son of the priest.

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Taggert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5551:653,07952,340
Australia861:313,90427,145
England311:1,797,35772,927
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland801:55,3734,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:101,45210,276

Taggert (46) may also be a first name.

Taggert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish) The son of the priest.

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

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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Taggert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Taggert (Russian: Таггерт) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Taggert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 460,648th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,942,082 people. The last name Taggert is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Taggert live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taggert is also the 1,484,914th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 46 people.

The surname Taggert is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 653,079. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Taggert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taggert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taggert surname grew 112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taggert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Taggert surname is predominantly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Taggert last name are 11.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Taggert earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.38% less than the national average, earning $35,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaggert9311/
Taggertz931/
Tagger92660/
Tagert92455/
Taggart8622,343/
Tangert86122/
Tangger8660/
Teggert8658/
Taegert8615/
Taghert8610/
Tiggert864/
Taguert864/
Taggort861/
Taggerd861/
Taghger861/
Tagguer861/
Tagertt861/
Taugert860/
Tager831,319/
Taghzert8037/
Teggerth8012/
Thaggart806/
Taguerte804/
Tagherzt801/
Taggartt800/
Tanger776,043/
Tagher771,100/
Tigert77861/
Teager77487/
Taiger77280/
Tagart77208/
Tauger77102/
Tayger7787/
Tagere7768/
Togger7756/
Taguer7742/
Togert7731/
Tauert7719/
Tagerd7712/
Tayert7710/
Thager778/
Tagjer776/
Tagerh776/
Tegert774/
Tageer774/
Tagier772/
Thaert772/
Tazert771/
Tahger771/
Tagehr771/
Tägert771/
Tasert771/
Taghjzert751/
Taghzerte751/
Teggart71725/
Tagzirt71442/
Taugher71374/
Tachert71248/
Taggard71199/
Thanger7149/
Tangher7133/
Toggart7128/
Tasgeer7118/
Togaert7116/
Tashger7116/
Tigertt7112/
Tangerh7112/
Theager719/
Taagher716/
Tageere713/
Tajgeer713/
Tangeer713/
Tagheer713/
Thagere712/
Thagher712/
Taigere712/
Taygart711/
Teggort711/
Tacgere711/
Tongert711/
Thayert711/
Teagart711/
Thageer711/
Tagrett711/
Taccert711/
Tannger711/
Taghart711/
Tahgher711/
Taguejr711/
Taghret711/
Tajgart711/
Taugeer711/
Tayhert711/
Toggort711/
Tang'er711/
Tazerte711/
Taazert711/
Thaiger711/
Teigert711/
Tigiert710/
Tayguer710/
Teauger710/
Thagier710/
Teghert710/
Tauchert671,561/
Thaggard671,298/
Taxer67485/
Tagre67432/
Tagir67285/
Tajchert67252/
Toger67123/
Tiert6782/
Teart6779/
Thaigerd6736/
Toegaert6734/
Taychert6731/
Taichert6730/
Taykhert6725/
Thagheer6722/
Taikhert6710/
Taggaard679/
Tonggerd674/
Tausgher672/
Tagheere672/
Taghzirt672/
Tyert671/
Thainger671/
Taurt671/
Tazgoirt671/
Táger671/
Thaguere671/
Thangeer671/
Taguerre671/
Tagziret671/
Taghzret671/
Tacherte671/
Tongiert671/
Tajrt671/
Taagsier670/
Teachger670/
Tairt670/
Taughart670/

Taggert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taggert in the Russian language
Таггертtaggert-

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Taggert Reference & Research

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