Taffe Surname

182,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Taffe Surname Definition:

(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).

Taffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0391:348,85431,288
Jamaica6141:4,674628
Australia1471:183,64418,462
England1261:442,20729,452
Canada1241:297,14227,584
Cameroon1011:205,63421,118
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Ireland541:87,2034,973
France141:4,744,480251,814
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1331:33,3073,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

The alternate forms: Taffé (1) are calculated separately.

Taffe (48) may also be a first name.

Taffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Taffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Taffe occurs most in The United States. It may appear as: Taffé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Taffe is the 182,743rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,134,428 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Taffe live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Taffe is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 48 people.

The surname Taffe is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 348,854. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Taffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Taffe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 59 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Taffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Taffe last name are 39.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taffe earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.8% more than the national average, earning $49,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.83% more than the national average, earning $56,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taffé931/
Taaffe913,224/
Taffet91698/
Taffer91210/
Taffee9186/
Taffeu9118/
Taffie9117/
Teaffe915/
Thaffe915/
Taffey913/
Taffes912/
Taffei911/
Tasffe911/
Tauffe910/
Taeffe910/
Taiffe910/
Taff893,196/
Tafe891,167/
Tauffer83456/
Taaffee8311/
Taffett836/
Teaffey832/
Htaffer831/
Taaffer831/
Taaffet831/
Taffa802,574/
Tafer802,297/
Tafes801,292/
Taffs80605/
Taffi80524/
Teaff80476/
Tiffe80396/
Taafe80349/
Toffe80319/
Tayfe80294/
Tahfe80218/
Teffe80204/
Tafea80133/
Tafei80100/
Taffy8092/
Thafe8088/
Tafft8085/
Tafie8063/
Taufe8051/
Tafeu8050/
Tafet8044/
Taife8035/
Taaff8033/
Tafeh8025/
Tafee8011/
Taiff808/
Tafey806/
Tafej804/
Tauff803/
Tafed802/
Tafhe801/
Taefe801/
Tafez801/
Tawfe801/
Taueffer771/
Thaffeth770/
Taf751,306/
Tafesh736,041/
Taufer731,569/
Toffey73484/
Tayife73405/
Tiffee73310/
Toffie73309/
Tapfer73242/
Toffeu73126/
Tiffey73106/
Toffer7396/
Touffe7391/
Tayfer7364/
Taiffa7359/
Tafeit7349/
Tafech7340/
Tayfeh7331/
Taufee7330/
Taifer7327/
Tafedh7322/
Toffee7320/
Tayefe7316/
Teffeu7316/
Teeffe7314/
Taafee7314/
Taifeh7311/
Tafheh7311/
Tawfee7310/
Taffip739/
Teffeh738/
Taiffi738/
Taffio737/
Taffay734/
Tafhie734/
Tafess734/
Thaffa734/
Tayfei734/
Taffis733/
Tawfie733/
Tieffe733/
Tiffea733/
Thafie733/
Taufed733/
Taufie732/
Teuffe732/
Tafeer732/
Taiafe732/
Tasfee732/
Taufeh732/
Taufeu732/
Tayafe731/
Taiefe731/
Taffaa731/
Taufes731/
Teffey731/
Tashfe731/
Tafees731/
Ta'afe731/
Taaffy731/
Tahfeh731/
Tahfie731/
Tafehe731/
Taffoa731/
Tajufe731/
Toffet731/
Toiffe731/
Tatfet731/
Taefeh731/
Tayffi731/
Tasfey731/
Thafey731/
Thaife731/
Taafeh731/
Tafeed731/
Tawfea731/
Tauffi731/
Tooffe730/
Toeffe730/
Taaffa730/
Teffee730/
Teffie730/
Tafa6732,708/
Taif6717,631/
Taft6714,314/
Tafi672,856/
Tefe672,326/
Tayifeh671,126/
Tofe67662/
Touffet67517/
Toff67435/
Tauf67264/
Tafy67250/
Tafs67140/
Teuffer67133/
Tayefeh67130/
Tife67129/
Toeffie6756/
Tahaafe6747/
Touffie6735/
Taffaja6733/
Töpffer6730/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Tafh6713/
Thaf6711/
Tasf6711/
Taaf679/
Tatf676/
Tawf675/
Tafp675/
Teiffer674/
Tafeesh674/
Tafesch674/
Taïf673/
Topffer673/
Tayfehe672/
Thieffe671/
Taufees671/
Ttaiffi671/
Htaf671/
Ta'afeu671/
Tahafeh671/
Tahafie671/
Tafeeha671/
Tajoufe671/
Toiffei671/
Taufeed671/
Tatfeth671/
Tayafeh671/
Taffish671/
Tashfee671/
Tadf671/
Tafj671/
Tajf671/
Tauffid671/
Tapf670/
Teuffet670/
Thaufer670/

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