Find out how popular the last name Tagger is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tagger.

Tagger, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tagger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tagger in America

Tagger is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tagger surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tagger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tagger to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tagger

The surname Tagger has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "tagger," which referred to a day laborer or a manual worker. The name was particularly prevalent in the regions of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the parish records of the town of Augsburg in 1587, where a certain Hans Tagger was mentioned as a resident. Another notable mention is in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of Esslingen am Neckar in 1612, where a Johannes Tagger was listed as a stonemason.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Tagger name appeared in various municipal records across southern Germany, often associated with trades such as masonry, carpentry, and other skilled labor professions. This reinforces the theory that the name originated from the occupation of a day laborer or manual worker.

In the 19th century, the Tagger surname gained more prominence with the birth of notable figures such as Friedrich Tagger (1811-1887), a German philosopher and professor at the University of Heidelberg, and Theodor Tagger (1842-1919), a renowned German architect who designed several public buildings in Munich.

Another prominent individual with the Tagger surname was Johann Tagger (1867-1942), a German artist known for his landscape paintings and etchings. His works were exhibited in several prestigious galleries across Europe during his lifetime.

Moving into the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the Tagger name was Hans Tagger (1915-2002), a German-born American physicist who made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics. He worked at renowned institutions like the University of Chicago and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Throughout its history, the Tagger surname has been associated with various place names and locations, such as Taggershausen, a small village in Bavaria, and Taggersheim, a town in Baden-Württemberg. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tagger

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tagger.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tagger was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tagger has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tagger was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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