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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HAGGART

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Scottish: according to Black, an altered form of McTaggart. However, it seems more likely to be an altered form of Haggard.
2. Dutch: topographic name denoting someone who lived by an enclosure or hedge, from an agent noun based on Middle Dutch haghe.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)