MacTaggart

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MacTaggart
LanguageGaelic
Origin
Meaning"son of the priest"
Region of originScotland, Ulster
Other names
Variant formsTaggart, McTaggart
Frequency Comparisons (McTaggart)[1]

MacTaggart is a surname of Scottish or Ultonian origin. It is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt, meaning "son of the priest"[2] Also having the forms McTaggart and Taggart.

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Retrieved 21 January 2014
  2. ^ "Marriage by members of the clergy was prohibited after the 12th century, but was frequently practised nevertheless" (Taggart family history).