Taggart family name history and map
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Taggart in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 1,227 people named Taggart in Ireland, about 0.028% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 673rd most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 611 men and 616 women.
Counties with Taggart in Ireland
The Taggarts were heavily concentrated in Antrim, home to 54.4% of them (667 people). Next came Tyrone (191), Down (130), Derry (126) and Armagh (41).
Taggart average age in 1911
The average Taggart in 1911 was 30.0 years old, 29.7 for men and 30.3 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Taggart literacy in 1911
Of the Taggarts whose literacy was recorded, 78.2% could both read and write, 4.8% could read but not write, and 17% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Taggart common first names
The most common male names were John (75), James, William, Robert and Joseph. For women it was Mary (52), followed by Jane, Sarah, Margaret and Elizabeth.
Taggart occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Taggart's census form was "Scholar"; 19.2% (236) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (13%), general labourer (5.1%), textile worker (4.6%) and farm labourer (4.3%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 17.8% of all Taggarts, followed by textiles & clothing, general labourers and domestic service.
What religion is Taggart?
The largest religious group among Taggarts was Presbyterian, at 38.8%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (29%), Roman Catholic (29%), Methodist (1.1%) and Christadelphian (0.8%).
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Taggart statistics (1911)
Number: 1,227
Rank: 673
Average Age: 30
Taggart in the USA (2020)
Number: 9,085
Rank: 3,809
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
