Haggerty
English
Alternative forms
- Hagarty, Hagerty, Haggarty, Heggarty, Heggerty, Hegarty, Hegerty
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh (“descendant of Éigceartach”), a personal name meaning "unjust".
Proper noun
Haggerty (plural Haggertys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Haggerty is the 3194th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11320 individuals. Haggerty is most common among White (88.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Haggerty”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.
Anagrams
- Geraghty