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Taggart (surname)

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Meaning
  
"son of the priest"

Language(s) of origin
  
Gaelic

Region of origin
  
Scotland

Related names
  
MacTaggart, McTaggart

Taggart is a surname of Scottish 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". The name is sometimes written Teggart or Tegart or Tagart.

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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Willie Taggart (born 1976), American football coach

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