Taggart (surname)

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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.

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List of persons with the surname Taggart

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