Taggart (surname)

Taggart

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

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 or Tagert.

List of persons with the surname Taggart

• Adam Taggart (born 1993), Australian footballer
• Andrew Taggart (born 1989), American musician (The Chainsmokers)
• 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
• Jack Taggart (1950–2022), Canadian ice hockey player
• James Gordon Taggart (1892–1974), Canadian civil servant and politician
• Jeremy Taggart (born 1973), drummer for Canadian band Our Lady Peace
• Joan Taggart (1917–2003), Australian politician
• 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
• Rick Taggart, American politician from Colorado
• Rita Taggart, American film and television actress
• 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
• William Taggart (1733–1798), justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Willie Taggart (born 1976), American football coach

See also

• Taggart (disambiguation) for fictional characters with the surname Taggart

References

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