The jagger Surname
jagger Name Meaning and History
English (West Yorkshire): occupational name from Middle English
jagger ‘carter’, ‘peddler’, an agent derivative of Middle
English jag ‘pack’, ‘load’ (of unknown origin). All or most
present-day bearers of this surname are probably members of a single
family, which originally came from Staniland in the parish of
Halifax. During the 16th century it spread through the Calder valley,
and from there to other parts of England.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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