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- Tait - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Tait
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: English
From Middle English Tayte, Tayt, Teyt (personal name), from Middle English tayt, teyte (“cheerful, merry”), from Old Norse teitr (“cheerful, glad”), from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”). Cognate with Old English tāt (“glad”, attested in names), Old High German zeiz (“loving, pleasant, tender”).
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Tait
Rank #133
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Tait
Rank #5310
Frequency
6,037 people (2.24 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 86.63% Hispanic 2.1% Black 8.83% Asian/PI 0.73% Native Am. 0.33% Two+ 1.37%
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