Explore the Family Name Haggart

The meaning of Haggart

1. Scottish (mainly Perthshire): according to Black, an altered form of McTaggart. However, it seems more likely to be an altered form of Haggard (see 2 below). 2. English: variant of Haggard.

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How common is the last name Haggart in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Haggart has experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Haggart was ranked as the 30,900th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 40,800th position, marking a significant decrease of 32.04 percent. The number of individuals named Haggart also decreased from 711 in 2000 to 535 in 2010, a reduction of about 24.75 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 30.77 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,900	#40,800	-32.04%
Count	711	535	-24.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.18	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haggart

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Haggart shows some changes between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. The white ethnicity held the majority with 96.62 percent in 2000, but slightly dipped to 94.39 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation increased modestly from 0.98 percent to 1.50 percent. Interestingly, the percentage of Haggart individuals identifying with two or more races rose sharply from 0.98 percent to 2.80 percent, an impressive increase of 185.71 percent. Meanwhile, the Black population and those of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	94.39%	-2.31%
Two or More Races	0.98%	2.8%	185.71%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.5%	53.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.98%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%