Taaffe Surname

138,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,224 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Taaffe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Quiet, Sluggish [Irish tamh (mh as v or f] de Wulf, ‘Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall', p. 97, as Tabh (cp. Irish tabh, ocean); but this is prob. due to an error, especially as tabh seems to be a borrowed word.

In a note in the ‘Annals of the Four Masters,’ under a.

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Taaffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1351:4,149710
United States9741:372,13432,984
England5201:107,15011,192
Australia2371:113,90612,650
Canada1231:299,55827,752
New Zealand891:50,8808,201
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France21:33,211,361423,184
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5471:8,0981,233
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Taaffe (27) may also be a first name.

Taaffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Quiet, Sluggish [Irish tamh (mh as v or f] de Wulf, ‘Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall', p. 97, as Tabh (cp. Irish tabh, ocean); but this is prob. due to an error, especially as tabh seems to be a borrowed word.

In a note in the ‘Annals of the Four Masters,’ under a.d. 1485, the editor says that ‘Taa’ “is the present Irish form of the name Taaffe in the county of Louth."

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This family of Welsh origin who came.

to Ireland in the thirteenth century, soon became one of the most: influential in the country. A branch settle in Connacht. Bibl; IF 272; Map Louth and Sligo

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Taaffe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Taaffe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Taaffe is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taaffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,736th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,260,405 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Taaffe live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. Taaffe is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 27 people.

The surname Taaffe is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 1,135 people, or 1 in 4,149. In Ireland Taaffe is most frequent in: Leinster, where 85 percent are found, Munster, where 8 percent are found and Ulster, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Ireland it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Taaffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Taaffe has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname expanded 207 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 738 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 354 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Taaffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Taaffe last name are 4.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taaffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 181.36% more than the national average, earning R 668,616 per year; in United States they earn 23.66% more than the national average, earning $53,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.9% more than the national average, earning $57,085 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Taaffer921/
Taaffet921/
Taffe912,325/
Taafe91349/
Taaff9133/
Taffet83698/
Taffer83210/
Taffee8386/
Taffeu8318/
Taffie8317/
Taafee8314/
Teaffe835/
Thaffe835/
Taffey833/
Taffes832/
Taiafe832/
Tayafe831/
Taffei831/
Tasffe831/
Ta'afe831/
Taaffy831/
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Tauffe830/
Taeffe830/
Taaffa830/
Taiffe830/
Taff803,196/
Tafe801,167/
Taaf809/
Tauffer77456/
Tahaafe7747/
Taffett776/
Teaffey772/
Htaffer771/
Ta'afeu771/
Tahafeh771/
Tahafie771/
Tayafeh771/
Taffa732,574/
Tafer732,297/
Tafes731,292/
Taffs73605/
Taffi73524/
Teaff73476/
Tiffe73396/
Toffe73319/
Tayfe73294/
Tahaf73289/
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Teffe73204/
Tafea73133/
Tafei73100/
Taffy7392/
Thafe7388/
Tafft7385/
Tafie7363/
Taufe7351/
Tafeu7350/
Tafet7344/
Taife7335/
Tafeh7325/
Taafa7312/
Tafee7311/
Taiff738/
Taafi737/
Tafey736/
Tafej734/
Tauff733/
Tafed732/
Tafhe731/
Taefe731/
Taaif731/
Tafez731/
Taffé731/
Tawfe731/
Taafy730/
Taueffer711/
Thaffeth710/
Tafesh676,041/
Tayafi672,445/
Taufer671,569/
Taf671,306/
Toffey67484/
Tayife67405/
Tiffee67310/
Toffie67309/
Tahaif67267/
Tapfer67242/
Toffeu67126/
Tiffey67106/
Toffer6796/
Touffe6791/
Tayfer6764/
Taiffa6759/
Tafeit6749/
Tafech6740/
Tayfeh6731/
Taufee6730/
Taifer6727/
Tafedh6722/
Toffee6720/
Tayefe6716/
Teffeu6716/
Teeffe6714/
Tahafi6713/
Taifeh6711/
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Tawfee6710/
Taffip679/
Teffeh678/
Taiffi678/
Taffio677/
Taiafi675/
Tahaaf674/
Taffay674/
Tafhie674/
Tafess674/
Thaffa674/
Tayfei674/
Thaaif673/
Taffis673/
Tawfie673/
Tieffe673/
Tiffea673/
Thafie673/
Taufed673/
Taufie672/
Teuffe672/
Tafeer672/
Tasfee672/
Taufeh672/
Taufeu672/
Taiafa671/
Taiefe671/
Taffaa671/
Taafij671/
Taufes671/
Teffey671/
Tashfe671/
Tafees671/
Thaafi671/
Tahfeh671/
Tahfie671/
Tafehe671/
Taffoa671/
Tajufe671/
Toffet671/
Toiffe671/
Tatfet671/
Tayafy671/
Taaifi671/
Taefeh671/
Tayffi671/
Tasfey671/
Thafey671/
Thaife671/
Taafay671/
Tafeed671/
Tawfea671/
Tauffi671/
Tooffe670/
Toeffe670/
Teffee670/
Teffie670/

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