Taff Surname

139,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Taff Surname Definition:

= Taaffe, q.v.

Taff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6301:137,81714,399
England1551:359,47125,733
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
Poland821:463,52146,884
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales251:123,7819,267
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India51:153,413,076951,030
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:184,66215,113
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Taff (403) may also be a first name.

Taff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Taaffe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Irish) Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence; descendant of Taff, a pet form of David (beloved), or of Theophilus (loved by God).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in South Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Taff Last Name Facts

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

Taff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻒ, Russian: Тафф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Taff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taff? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,775th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,280,208 people. The last name Taff is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Taff are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 429,755th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 403 people.

The last name Taff is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,630 people, or 1 in 137,817. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Taff occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Malaysia, where 3 percent reside.

Taff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Taff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 567 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Taff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Taff are 14.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.68% less than the national average, earning R 157,596 per year; in United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.15% more than the national average, earning $62,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffe892,325/
Taffs89605/
Teaff89476/
Tafft8985/
Taaff8933/
Taiff898/
Tauff893/
Taf861,306/
Taaffe803,224/
Teaffe805/
Thaffe805/
Tasffe801/
Tauffe800/
Taiffe800/
Taif7517,631/
Taft7514,314/
Tafe751,167/
Toff75435/
Tauf75264/
Tafs75140/
Teaf7518/
Tayf7517/
Tafh7513/
Thaf7511/
Tasf7511/
Taaf759/
Tatf756/
Tafp755/
Tawf755/
Taïf753/
Tajf751/
Htaf751/
Tadf751/
Tapf750/
Taafe67349/
Toffe67319/
Tayfe67294/
Tahaf67289/
Tofft67246/
Thaif67140/
Taftø67136/
Thafe6788/
Taufe6751/
Topff6748/
Thafh6746/
Taife6735/
Touff6731/
Thayf6722/
Tashf675/
Taizf674/
Teuff673/
Tafch672/
Teatf671/
Thauf671/
Htaft671/
Toffs671/
Taidf671/
Tafhe671/
Taaif671/
Taifh671/
Tavft671/
Tassf671/
Tayfh671/
Tafsh671/
Tawfe671/
Tayft671/
Tasfp671/
Htapf671/
Theaf670/
Taftt670/
Tapft670/
Tauft670/

Taff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taff in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻄﻒaltf50
ﺍﻟﺘﻒaltf50
Taff in the Russian language
Таффtaff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taff
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