MacTaggart
| MacTaggart | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of the priest" |
| Region of origin | Scotland, Ulster |
| Language(s) of origin | Gaelic |
| Related names | Taggart, McTaggart |
| Clan affiliations | Ross |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons (McTaggart)[1] | |
MacTaggart is a surname of Scottish or Ultonian origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest"[2] Also having the forms McTaggart and Taggart.
People with the surname MacTaggart
- Fearchar mac an t-sagairt (anglicised as Farquhar MacTaggart) 13th century Earl of Ross
- Fiona Mactaggart
- Moira MacTaggert
- William MacTaggart
- Mactaggart Baronets
Other
See also
References
- ↑ "MaTaggart Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
- ↑ "Marriage by members of the clergy was prohibited after the 12th century, but was frequently practised nevertheless" (Taggart family history).
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