Tait (surname)

Tait is a Scottish surname which means "pleasure" or "delight."[1] The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 19.6% of all known bearers of the surname Tait were residents of England (frequency 1:6,285), 18.9% of the United States (1:42,430), 13.6% of Scotland (1:875), 12.8% of Canada (1:6,359), 12.4% of Australia (1:4,244), 9.4% of South Africa (1:12,676), 4.8% of New Zealand (1:2,105), 2.6% of Italy (1:51,547) and 1.2% of Jamaica (1:5,399).

In Scotland, the frequency of the surname was higher than average (1:875) in the following council areas:[2]

People
  • Alan Tait (born 1964), Scottish rugby player and coach
  • Alasdair Tait, British cellist and teacher
  • Alex Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Alice Tait (born 1986), Australian swimmer
  • Angus Tait (1919–2007), New Zealand businessman
  • Ashley Tait (born 1975), British ice hockey player
  • Archibald Tait (1811–1882), English archbishop
  • Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819–1905), American artist
  • Barry Tait (born 1938), English footballer
  • Blyth Tait (born 1961), New Zealand equestrian
  • Campbell Tait (1886–1946), British naval officer colonial governor
  • Cecilia Tait (born 1962), Peruvian volleyball player and politician
  • Charles Tait (1768–1835), American politician
  • Charles Tait (film director) (1868–1933), Australian film director
  • Chris Tait, Canadian singer–songwriter and producer
  • David M. Tait (born 1947), Scottish airline executive
  • David Tait (born 1987), English rugby union player
  • Douglas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Edward Joseph Tait (1878–1948), Australian theatrical entrepreneur
  • Eric Tait (born 1951), English football player and manager
  • George Tait (1858–1882), English footballer
  • Gerald Tait (1866–1938), Scottish sailor
  • Glen Tait, Canadian politician
  • Gordon Tait (1912–1999), British architect
  • Gregor Tait (born 1979), Scottish swimmer
  • Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870–1900), Scottish soldier and amateur golfer
  • James Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Jason Tait, Canadian musician
  • Jessie Tait (1928–2010), English ceramic designer
  • Jock Tait (1886–1945), Scottish cricketer
  • Joe Tait (born 1937), American sports broadcaster
  • John Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • John Guthrie Tait (1861–1945), Scottish educator and international rugby player
  • Jordan Tait (born 1979), English footballer
  • Katharine Tait (born 1923), British writer
  • Lawson Tait (1845–1899), Scottish gynecologist
  • Luke Tait (born 1981), Canadian rugby union player
  • Margaret Tait (1918–1999), Scottish film maker and poet
  • Marion Tait, ballerina and ballet mistress
  • Mathew Tait (born 1986), English rugby union player
  • Melanie Tait, Australian radio broadcaster, playwright and author
  • Melbourne McTaggart Tait (1842–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
  • Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, New Zealand politician and activist
  • Michael Tait (born 1966), American musician
  • Mick Tait (born 1956), English footballer and manager
  • Nancy Tait (1920–2009), English activist
  • Nevin Tait (1876–1961), Australian concert promoter and film producer
  • Norman Tait (born 1941), Canadian artist and totem pole carver
  • Paul Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Percy Tait (born 1929), British motorcycle road racer and tester
  • Peter Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Richard Tait, British journalist and academic
  • Robert Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Robin Tait (1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower
  • Roger Tait, New Zealand rugby league player
  • Sarah Tait (1983–2016), Australian rower
  • Shaun Tait (born 1983), Australian cricketer
  • Sylvia Tait, Canadian painter
  • Thomas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Timothy M.P. Tait, Canadian/American physicist
  • Tommy Tait (disambiguation), several persons
  • Victor Hubert Tait (1892–1988), Canadian soldier and airman
  • William Tait, English footballer
  • William Tait (disambiguation), several persons
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See also

References
  1. Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 95. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
  2. Tait surname distribution
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