Tait is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tait
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

One with a large or peculiar head; a gay or cheerful person; dweller at the top of the hill.

The lastname is a variant of Tate. One who had a large or peculiar head; a gaye or cheerful person; dweller at the top of the hill.

Teit was a personal name in Norway in the XI century. The name is sometimes varied to Taitt, Taite and Tate.

The lastname is variant form of Tite. 1. The French orthography of Titus. 2. An Oxfordshire provincialism (now obsolete) for a spring of water.

How popular is Tait?

Tait is common in England, United States, Australia, Scotland, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Italy, Jamaica, Malaysia, Brazil, Wales, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Ireland.

Tait is ranked 12617 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Tait bearers increased by 3.88 per cent in 2010 US census to 6271 since 2000, the surname slipped by 230 spots and ranked at 5540. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.45 86.63
Black 9.55 8.83
Hispanic or Latino 3.28 2.1
Others 1.12 1.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.07 0.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.53 0.33
Tait is quite popular family name mostly used in England however Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 44496 people have been found who wears Tait as their family name. Tait is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Tait:
904 England8,853
5,181 United States8,600
619 Australia6,282
128 Scotland6,118
938 Canada5,790
2,459 South Africa2,777
284 New Zealand2,149
9,250 Italy1,188
Countries with hundreds of Tait:
701 Jamaica524
7,680 Malaysia255
31,234 Brazil247
1,817 Wales185
18,686 Kenya159
1,912 Northern Ireland137
2,882 Ireland137
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,154 Panama95
171,602 India93
3,743 Cuba73
48,679 Argentina60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
35,950 Spain50
4,783 Singapore47
142,161 France45
127,644 Philippines43
66,380 Turkey42
48,879 Netherlands32
255,572 Thailand31
11,471 Dominican Republic31
38,188 Papua New Guinea29
23,433 Switzerland28
137,699 Germany28
679 Isle of Man27
10,825 Afghanistan26
843 Jersey24
3,602 Guyana22
39,827 Sweden18
46,251 Austria18
59,260 Zimbabwe17
327,276 Indonesia16
31,311 Norway16
22,898 Chile14
3,360 Hong Kong14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,200 China10
1,005 Bermuda10
741 Gibraltar10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
30,726 Qatar9
8,246 Tunisia9
493,300 Russia6
561 British Virgin Islands6
47,603 Denmark6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Robert Tait was 28 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 31, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as shoemaker and took Malaber from Greenock. Robert Tait (18) Carpenter, William Tait (20) Tailoress, Joan Tait (23) Immigrant, Sarah Tait (30), James Tait, Martha Tait (7), Martha Tait, Stuart Tait (3), and 2 other Tait migrated to US from Newry, Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow.

From Italy

Barbara Tait was 27 years old when she migrated to Monongahela Pa on April 11, 1898. She lived in Mezzolombardo, Italy where she worked as housekeeper and took La Gascogne from Havre. Domenico Tait, aged 36, 4 years old Maria Tait, are others that migrated to US.

Tait Namesakes

  • Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England
  • Richard Tait, British journalist and Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University
  • Norman Tait, Nisga'a First Nations sculptor and totem pole carver
  • Eric Tait, English former football player and manager
  • Gerald Tait, Scottish sailor
  • Jessie Tait, prolific English ceramic designer working
  • Lawson Tait, pioneer
  • Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman
  • Alice Tait, Australian former sprint freestyle
  • Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian
  • Shaun Tait, former Australian cricketer
  • James Edward Tait, Scottish/Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, British-American artist
  • Mathew Tait, English rugby union player
  • Michael Tait, contemporary Christian music artist
  • Alan Tait, Scottish dual-code rugby footballer, and coach
  • Jason Tait, Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Margaret Tait, Scottish film maker and poet
  • Thomas S. Tait, prominent Scottish modernist architect
  • Joe Tait, American retired sports broadcaster
  • Gregor Tait, Scottish backstroke swimmer
  • Frederick Guthrie Tait, amateur golfer and Scottish soldier
  • Victor Hubert Tait, Canadian-born soldier and airman
  • Joseph Tait, Ontario businessman and political figure
  • Mick Tait, English former footballer and later a manager at the end of his playing career
  • James Brian Tait, officer

Tait Namesakes

  • Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England
  • Richard Tait, British journalist and Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University
  • Norman Tait, Nisga'a First Nations sculptor and totem pole carver
  • Eric Tait, English former football player and manager
  • Gerald Tait, Scottish sailor
  • Jessie Tait, prolific English ceramic designer working
  • Lawson Tait, pioneer
  • Angus Tait, New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman
  • Alice Tait, Australian former sprint freestyle
  • Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian
  • Shaun Tait, former Australian cricketer
  • James Edward Tait, Scottish/Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, British-American artist
  • Mathew Tait, English rugby union player
  • Michael Tait, contemporary Christian music artist
  • Alan Tait, Scottish dual-code rugby footballer, and coach
  • Jason Tait, Canadian musician from Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Margaret Tait, Scottish film maker and poet
  • Thomas S. Tait, prominent Scottish modernist architect
  • Joe Tait, American retired sports broadcaster
  • Gregor Tait, Scottish backstroke swimmer
  • Frederick Guthrie Tait, amateur golfer and Scottish soldier
  • Victor Hubert Tait, Canadian-born soldier and airman
  • Joseph Tait, Ontario businessman and political figure
  • Mick Tait, English former footballer and later a manager at the end of his playing career
  • James Brian Tait, officer

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