Taggart (surname)

Taggart is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. It is a reduction of the surnames MacTaggart and McTaggart, which are anglicisations of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest".[1] The name is sometimes written Teggart or Tegart or Tagart.

Taggart
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaning"son of the priest"
Region of originScotland
Other names
Variant form(s)MacTaggart, McTaggart

List of persons with the surname Taggart

  • Adam Taggart (born 1993), Australian footballer
  • Ben Taggart (1889–1947), American actor
  • Sir Charles Tegart (1881–1946), British police officer and engineer
  • Cynthia Taggart (1801-1849), American poet
  • Edward Tagart (1804–1858), English Unitarian divine
  • Errol Taggart (1895–1940), Canadian director and film editor
  • Gerry Taggart (born 1970), British professional footballer
  • James Gordon Taggart (1892–1974), Canadian civil servant and politician
  • Jeremy Taggart (born 1973), drummer for Canadian band Our Lady Peace
  • Jesse Keller Taggart, political activist
  • Joseph Taggart (1867–1938), United States congressman
  • Kelly E. Taggart (1932–2014), American admiral and civil engineer, second Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
  • Millee Taggart, American actress
  • Noel Tagart (1878–1913), English cricketer
  • Phil Taggart (born 1987), Northern Irish radio presenter
  • Samuel Taggart (1754–1825), United States congressman
  • Scott Taggart (born 1991), Scottish footballer
  • Shawn Taggart (born 1985), American basketball player
  • Tamara Taggart (born 1968), Canadian television presenter
  • Thomas Taggart (1856–1929), American politician
  • Thomas R. Taggart (born 1943), Instructor Funeral Service Education USA
  • William Price Taggart (1908-1991) National Consultant on Pharmaceutical Affairs USA
  • Willie Taggart (born 1976), American football coach

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