# Taggart (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/taggart/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,808 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,622 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,479 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.5% (9,209 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtæɡɚt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt (literally “son of the priest”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Taggart in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Taggart in Australia and the United States.

## People named Taggart

- Adam Taggart, Australian association football player
- Thomas Taggart, American politician (1856-1929)

## Similar surnames

Teegarden.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.