Taggart (surname)

Taggart
LanguageGaelic
Origin
Meaning"son of the priest"
Region of originScotland
Other names
Variant formsMacTaggart, 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". The name is sometimes written Teggart or Tegart or Tagart or Tagert.