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Where Does The Last Name Taft Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Taft (Arabic: عطفت, Russian: Тафт) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Taft? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Taft is the 36,844^th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 509,120 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Taft reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 253,398^th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,008 people.

Taft is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 12,163 people, or 1 in 29,800. In The United States Taft is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Taft Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Taft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Taft surname increased 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 520 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Taft Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Taft last name are 9.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.08% registered with the party.

The amount Taft earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.03% more than the national average, earning R 339,900 per year; in United States they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $43,003 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% more than the national average, earning $53,714 CAD per year.