Where Does the Tague Surname Come From?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Teague surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Tague means

In census returns, Tague often stands in for Teague. Read literally, Tague points to “Descendant of Tadhg (poet)”.

Tague drops the “e” of Teague, a simplification that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Teige. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Tague with 3,459 bearers, at rank 9,399. Tague sounds close to Tigue, so it can help to search both.

Get the complete Tague report, with a museum-style coat of arms.