Etymograph

English

Haggerty

Haggerty comes from Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh ‘descendant of Éigceartach’.

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉigceartaigh‘descendant of Éigceartach’
  2. EnglishtodayHaggerty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Irishc. 1200–presentÓ hÉigceartaigh‘descendant of Éigceartach’
  2. EnglishtodayHaggerty

The story

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh (‘descendant of Éigceartach’), a personal name meaning "unjust".

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh / Haggerty