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

The last name Taft (Arabic: عطفت, Russian: Тафт) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Taft.

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

The last name Taft is the 36,844^th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 509,120 people. Taft occurs mostly 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 prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,008 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 12,163 people, or 1 in 29,800. In The United States Taft is most numerous in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Taft exists in 61 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Taft Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Taft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Taft last name expanded 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 520 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Taft Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Taft surname are 9.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.08% registered to vote for the political 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.