How common is the surname McTaggart?

2,191 people in the United States had the surname McTaggart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McTaggart?

David McTaggart, badminton player and Greenpeace founder (1932–2001), followed by William McTaggart.

Where is the surname McTaggart most common?

Wikidata records people named McTaggart in Canada.

Is the surname McTaggart getting more or less common?

More common. 2,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname McTaggart

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,191 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M232

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McTaggart is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).

McTaggart is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,191 people named McTaggart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,069.

#13,798

rank among US surnames

2,191

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,790	Cuddy	2,193	140,787
#13,795	Wickstrom	2,192	140,851
#13,798	Fassett	2,191	140,915
#13,806	Mizrahi	2,190	140,980

Who is named McTaggart

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named McTaggart identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McTaggarts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David McTaggart
Badminton player and Greenpeace founder (1932–2001)
William McTaggart
British artist (1835–1910)

Questions

Where does the surname McTaggart come from?: Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).
How common is the surname McTaggart?: 2,191 people in the United States had the surname McTaggart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,915 Americans. It ranked 13,798th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McTaggart?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McTaggart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McTaggart?: David McTaggart, badminton player and Greenpeace founder (1932–2001), followed by William McTaggart.
Where is the surname McTaggart most common?: Wikidata records people named McTaggart in Canada.
What type of surname is McTaggart?: McTaggart is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McTaggart getting more or less common?: More common. 2,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,191 in 2010, up 5.9%.