Taggart (surname)
| Taggart | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Meaning | "son of the priest" |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | 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".[1] 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
- 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
- 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
See also
- Taggart (disambiguation) for fictional characters with the surname Taggart
References
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