Claggett Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Records tie Claggett closely to Clagett. The name is generally explained as “One who came from Claygate (entrance to the clayey district), in Surrey”.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Claggett, so the heraldry linked to Clagett is a starting point, not an automatic right.

How the spelling arose

The extra “g” in Claggett is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

1,373 Americans were listed as Claggett in the 2010 census. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country. For the full story, order the Claggett surname pack.