The Hagerty surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,750 people carried this name — #5,983 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 51,300 people counted. That is up 6% from 5,405 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Hagerty surname

Variant of Haggerty

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Hagerty» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Hagerty in American newspapers,
1906.

Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Hagerty
The Salt Lake Herald 1906-08-19
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Hagerty
The Salt Lake Herald 1906-08-19
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Hagerty
The Salt Lake Herald 1906-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,049 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Hagerty in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

2,224 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hagerty. The most, 1,090, date from the 1950s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 637
New South Wales 580
Western Australia 317
Tasmania 240
Victoria 183
ACT (Canberra) 139
South Australia 118
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Hagerty.

Who carried it

People named Hagerty,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Joseph Hagerty
    David Joseph Hagerty 1857– · politician
  • Thomas J. Hagerty
    Thomas J. Hagerty 1862–1925 · Catholic priest
  • James Edward Hagerty
    James Edward Hagerty 1869–1946 · writer
  • James Hagerty
    James Hagerty 1909–1981 · journalist
  • Dr. Miguel José Hagerty-Fox d. 2010 · translator
  • James Hagarty 1762–1783 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Hagerty,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,492 records

1,492 records of the Hagerty name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 504
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 438
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 200
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 150
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 103
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 40
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 37
  • Sacramento County historic burials 15
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bernard J. Hagerty

    Born 1915 in Illinois. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; construction worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward D. Hagerty

    Born 1919; from San Fernando, California. U.S. Air Force; killed in action 1951 in Korea. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julia Hagerty

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24; servant. From Cork, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,492 records for Hagerty in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia104 records

104 records of the Hagerty name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 43
  • Tasmanian Names Index 41
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 3
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Hagerty

    Died 1891 in Westbury, Tasmania, aged 32. Will registered in Tasmania in 1891.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Bartholomew Hagerty

    Died 1892 in Westbury, Tasmania, aged 30. Will registered in Tasmania in 1892.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Hagerty

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Robert Passenger, aged 25; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 104 records for Hagerty in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada33 records

33 records of the Hagerty name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 25
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jno Hagerty

    Came to Ontario in 1869 aboard the Serapis, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Hagerty

    Died 1872 in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Daniel Wesley Hagerty

    Died 1938; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 33 records for Hagerty in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Hagerty name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Edward Hagerty

    Married in 1737 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register James Hagerty

    In the population register of Den Helder; born 1875 in Den Helder.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Nicholas Hagerty

    Baptised in 1740 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Hagerty in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Hagerty name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eliza Hagerty

    Died 1922, aged 73; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Hagerty in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Hagerty name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Hagerty

    Durham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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