Clagett Name Origin and Family Crest

Families named Clagett carry an English surname with a long history. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came from Claygate (entrance to the clayey district), in Surrey”. That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place. The name also appears as Claggett.

About 824 people in the United States were recorded as Clagett in 2010, placing it 28,856 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

There is no single Clagett family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Clagett line, if any, bore arms. Want more than a summary? See the Clagett family name pack.