Taggart (surname)

TaggartLanguage(s)| Gaelic

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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

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

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Taggart-family-history.ashx [user-generated source]

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