Many many people know of the famous rock star with 'Jagger' in his name, but only a little research shows the origin of this surname. However, there are a couple of variations:
1) A jagger was a peddler; the 'jag' referred to the pack on his back.
2) A jagger was a man who led packhorses; the 'jag' was the pack that the horse could carry on its back (probably coal).
And by the way: Joseph Jagger, the mill engineer, was the origin of the song "The Man Who Broke The Bank at Monte Carlo"...
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Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this before and my first reaction was to thank of Mr Jaggers in "Great Expectations". Thank you for the lesson.
ReplyDeleteInteresting what this A-Z Challenge brings forward, isn't it? :o)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is.
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