How common is the surname Taggart?

9,808 people in the United States had the surname Taggart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,479 Americans. It ranked 3,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Taggart?

Adam Taggart, Australian association football player, followed by Thomas Taggart.

Where is the surname Taggart most common?

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

How do you pronounce Taggart?

Taggart is /ˈtæɡɚt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Taggart getting more or less common?

More common. 9,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,808 in 2010, up 6.5%.

The surname Taggart

A patronymic surname, carried by 9,808 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtæɡɚt/ 2 syllables Soundex T263

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Taggart is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

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

Taggart 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 9,808 people named Taggart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 31,479 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,209.

#3,622

rank among US surnames

9,808

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,613	McMurray	9,824	31,428
#3,615	Musser	9,820	31,440
#3,616	Canada	9,819	31,444
#3,617	Witte	9,816	31,453
#3,619	Johansen	9,815	31,456
#3,620	Delrio	9,814	31,460
#3,621	Guenther	9,809	31,476

Who is named Taggart

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

87% of people named Taggart identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Taggarts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Taggart
Australian association football player, born 1993
Thomas Taggart
American politician (1856-1929)

Notable Taggarts come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Questions

Where does the surname Taggart come from?: From Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt (literally “son of the priest”).
How common is the surname Taggart?: 9,808 people in the United States had the surname Taggart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 31,479 Americans. It ranked 3,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Taggart?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Taggart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Taggart?: Adam Taggart, Australian association football player, followed by Thomas Taggart.
Where is the surname Taggart most common?: Wikidata records people named Taggart in Australia and the United States.
How do you pronounce Taggart?: Taggart is /ˈtæɡɚt/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Taggart?: Taggart is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Taggart getting more or less common?: More common. 9,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,808 in 2010, up 6.5%.