The surname Jagger doesn't seem to be that common theres a local kid just down the road from me his name is James Jagger he's about 25 probably cool a.I've heard of 2 others theres a saleswomen here to but spelled Jaggar.

Can't find anything up to date, but this might be of interest:


[www.ancestry.co.uk]

This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval origin, and is peculiarly a Yorkshire creation. The name is occupational and means a pedlar, hawker, carrier or carter, derived from "jagger" the Yorkshire dialect formation from the Middle English word "Jag" meaning "pack" or "load". A great many modern bearers of the name are probably members of a single family which originally came from a place called Staniland, in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire. The name development has included John Jagher (1379, Yorkshire) and Katerina Jeggar (1480, ibid). The marriage of Anthony Callis and Susan Jagger was recorded at St. James's Clerkenwell, London in 1625. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Jager, which was dated 1379, in the "Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1377 - 1399. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

[www.surnamedb.com]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"



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Thanks for that Deltics thats quite interesting

There was a young up and coming rally driver here with surname of Jagger.At nights he become a boy racer in the city streets and was showing off to his mate and crashed and killed him.Got 4 years jail a shame really.He had Jagger in big letters on his rally car.

There's mention of a Mr Jaggers in Charles Dickens' classic novel Great Expectations. And the early part of the book is set near Dartford in Kent.

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He had Jagger in big letters on his rally car.

That's cool !

Some more here :

[www.houseofnames.com]



I am a Frenchie ,as Mick affectionately called them in the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 .

Just for kicks I tried the online phone pages and within a 20 mile radius of my home there is 1 person with the name Jagger .

But here's something rather interesting . While on a walk the other day I passed a Wyman St. and 3 streets further down I came upon Richards St . I found that to be rather amusing .

There's a wrestler called Jack Swagger in the WWE. Sounds very much like Mick Jagger.

JumpingKentFlash

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There was a young up and coming rally driver here with surname of Jagger.At nights he become a boy racer in the city streets and was showing off to his mate and crashed and killed him.Got 4 years jail a shame really.He had Jagger in big letters on his rally car.

This guy?

[www.benjagger.co.nz]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Yea.Deltics thats him Ben Jagger i think hes in his early twenties.Made big news here.Where did ya get that photo from...

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Yea.Deltics thats him Ben Jagger i think hes in his early twenties.Made big news here.Where did ya get that photo from...

From his website:
[www.benjagger.co.nz]

Looks like he's out of jail and is the NZ champion.


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

there was an actor long ago named dean jagger i belive

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there was an actor long ago named dean jagger i belive

There was. Probably best known to rock n roll fans as the actor who played Elvis' dad in 'King Creole'.

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Can't find anything up to date, but this might be of interest:


[www.ancestry.co.uk]

This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval origin, and is peculiarly a Yorkshire creation. The name is occupational and means a pedlar, hawker, carrier or carter, derived from "jagger" the Yorkshire dialect formation from the Middle English word "Jag" meaning "pack" or "load". A great many modern bearers of the name are probably members of a single family which originally came from a place called Staniland, in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire. The name development has included John Jagher (1379, Yorkshire) and Katerina Jeggar (1480, ibid). The marriage of Anthony Callis and Susan Jagger was recorded at St. James's Clerkenwell, London in 1625. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Jager, which was dated 1379, in the "Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1377 - 1399. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

[www.surnamedb.com]

No excuse for the lack of Stones shows in the north of England now!

The name is still most common around Halifax, and to a lesser extent, nearby parts of West Yorkshire.

What may have been Staniland is now Stainland; Stanland in the Domesday Book.

Stainland has an area called Jagger Green and a thoroughfare named Jagger Green Lane.

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[www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk]



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I live in the area of the UK that's dark on the map and it didn't surprise me at all to see it is most popular here, as I have seen plenty of newspaper and TV reports with mentions of people named Jagger or Jaggers.

I think I remember reading somewhere Jaggers Dad was from northern England, which if correct would not come as a surprise, due to the name being common here.



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The father of my wife's best friend is named Jagger and is a descendant of Joe Jagger 'The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo'.

[en.wikipedia.org]

He has the gold key that was presented to Jagger by the casino to mark his wins.

The money disappeared into properties but the fortune never made its way to the current family.

Incidentally there is also a Jaggers garage not more than a few hundred metres from the grave of Joseph Jagger. Nearby is also Jagger Wood (2 Stones in 1). Jagger was a term for a pack train handler back in the 1700s.

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Can't find anything up to date, but this might be of interest:


[www.ancestry.co.uk]

This unusual and interesting name is of early medieval origin, and is peculiarly a Yorkshire creation. The name is occupational and means a pedlar, hawker, carrier or carter, derived from "jagger" the Yorkshire dialect formation from the Middle English word "Jag" meaning "pack" or "load". A great many modern bearers of the name are probably members of a single family which originally came from a place called Staniland, in the parish of Halifax, Yorkshire. The name development has included John Jagher (1379, Yorkshire) and Katerina Jeggar (1480, ibid). The marriage of Anthony Callis and Susan Jagger was recorded at St. James's Clerkenwell, London in 1625. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Thomas Jager, which was dated 1379, in the "Yorkshire Poll Tax Returns", during the reign of King Richard 11, known as "Richard of Bordeaux", 1377 - 1399. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

[www.surnamedb.com]

Pretty interesting stuff. I went to high school with a Matt Jagger and a Bill Wyman though both were a couple of years older than me. Sure enough, everyone called Matt "Mick."

There's a porn star named Melanie Jagger but I doubt that's her real name.

there is a danish footballer, which name is agger.... ?

And of course there is Brenda.

Jagger is often used for naming a dog !

[andauerwhippets.tripod.com]

some people name their children Jagger. This sounds strange to me, but i am no native speaker

How common as a surname? Well much more than a firstname...

[www.publicprofiler.org]

I know of a horse owner and trainer who names some of his horses after Beatle songs.Hes had alot of good wins and placings with them.

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[www.publicprofiler.org]

Interesting site !

A few notable Jaggers :

[en.wikipedia.org]

I'll go Melanie

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I know of no other Jaggers or Wymans in my world. Actually, in this crazy world we live in today, I can see Jagger being a likely christian name for boys.