Taffs Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Taffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3041:183,28316,451
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Australia921:293,43225,879
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Taffs Last Name Facts

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

Taffs occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 533,524th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Taffs live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 183,283. In England it is most prevalent in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 19 percent reside and Kent, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England Taffs exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Taffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Taffs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Taffs surname rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Taffs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Taffs surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Taffs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning $58,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taff893,196/
Tafs89140/
Taffe802,325/
Teaff80476/
Tafft8085/
Teffs8048/
Taaff8033/
Tafse8011/
Taiff808/
Tahfs805/
Tauff803/
Toffs801/
Taffx801/
Tafsh801/
Taf751,306/
Taaffe733,224/
Thaffe735/
Teaffe735/
Tasffe731/
Taiffe730/
Tauffe730/
Taif6717,631/
Taft6714,314/
Tafe671,167/
Toff67435/
Taws67407/
Tauf67264/
Tefs67144/
Tabs67141/
Tavs67111/
Teaf6718/
Tayf6717/
Tafh6713/
Tasf6711/
Thaf6711/
Taaf679/
Tasv677/
Tatf676/
Tafp675/
Tawf675/
Taïf673/
Tajf671/
Tofs671/
Htaf671/
Tadf671/
Tapf670/

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Taffs Reference & Research

Taaffe FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Taaffe FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taffs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis