Tacket Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tacket Surname Definition:

From Tecket in North Tyndale. Andrea Teket witnessed a charter by Willelmus filius hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63). John de Teket was bailiff of Tyndale, 1279 (Bain, II, p. 51). Gilbert Teket, burgess of Stirling, and Phelippe or Philip Taket, burgess of Perth, rendered homage in 1296 (ibid.

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Tacket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

Tacket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Tecket in North Tyndale. Andrea Teket witnessed a charter by Willelmus filius hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63). John de Teket was bailiff of Tyndale, 1279 (Bain, II, p. 51). Gilbert Teket, burgess of Stirling, and Phelippe or Philip Taket, burgess of Perth, rendered homage in 1296 (ibid., p. 186,187). Matthew Tacket, a monk of Culross, had much to do with the laying out of the garden at Stirling for King James IV. Arthur Tacket was tortured for taking part with insurgents at Bothwell Bridge and after (Dalyell, Darker superstitions, p. 657). Arthur Taikit was clerk of sasines in Edinburgh in middle of seventeenth century. Robert Taket died in Galashiels, December 1939, and Nettie Mitchell Taket died there in 1942.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Tacket Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tacket occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tacket? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tacket are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States Tacket is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 16 percent are found, Kentucky, where 14 percent are found and Michigan, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Tacket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tacket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tacket surname fell 63 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tacket Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tacket last name are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tacket earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.35% less than the national average, earning $30,054 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tackett9223,066/
Thacket923/
Tacketh922/
Tackeit921/
Tacketp921/
Taacket921/
Taket91224/
Tacet9113/
Tackette8686/
Tackkett8629/
Thackett8613/
Tacketts863/
Tachet83968/
Tocket8359/
Takhet8350/
Tackit8349/
Takeet8325/
Tauket8321/
Takete8312/
Takett838/
Takiet833/
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Takeut833/
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Thaket832/
Tecket831/
Taiket831/
Takest831/
Takeit831/
Tackitt771,147/
Tacquet77547/
Taskett7727/
Toccket7721/
Tachett7718/
Tockett777/
Takcett776/
Taucett776/
Teckett774/
Taukete774/
Thaiket774/
Takiett773/
Taekett772/
Taccett772/
Taichet772/
Tockets771/
Teakett771/
Tatkett771/
Takhete771/
Tauchet771/
Tocketh771/
Taukeet771/
Thadket771/
Thasket771/
Thecket770/
Teket73343/
Takit73259/
Taked7343/
Tacit7311/
Toket7310/
Taced733/
Tocet731/
Thacheth7119/
Taketova715/
Thaikiet715/
Takkeete713/
Tockette712/
Thachett711/
Taucheth711/
Taquet671,932/
Takked67401/
Toucet67275/
Taşkit67258/
Tochet67198/
Taukit67136/
Thakit6793/
Tokhet6761/
Tachit6750/
Takait6740/
Thaked6721/
Takite6712/
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Tekket679/
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Takedh678/
Taikit677/
Touket677/
Tokete676/
Takhed675/
Takeid674/
Takith673/
Takeed673/
Toicet673/
Tacquette672/
Tackid672/
Tached672/
Takitt671/
Tekeet671/
Takkit671/
Tasked671/
Tooket671/
Tazkit671/
Tokiet671/
Takead671/
Takeud671/
Takhit671/

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