HAGGARD

HAGGARD. 1. According to B.L.G. the family are supposed to l.ie derived from the Ogards of co. Herts. 2. Haggard is a cori'uptiou of " hay-garth," a rick yard, and is so employed iu Hall and Holiushed, as well as in several iroviucial dialects. See Garth. .3, and most probabl}, an ancient baptismal name which occurs iu Domesday as Acard and Acardus, and in the H.R. as Hacgard.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.