Tafts Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Tafts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tafts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Tafts Last Name Facts

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

Tafts is more frequently found in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tafts? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tafts is the 4,307,654th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Tafts are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Tafts is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 167,731. In Northern Ireland Tafts is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Northern Ireland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Tafts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tafts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tafts surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tafts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (95%) in Ireland.

Tafts earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 83.89% more than the national average, earning $91,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taft8914,314/
Tofts80803/
Taftø80136/
Tafft8085/
Tafte8041/
Tefts8036/
Tavft801/
Tayft801/
Htaft801/
Tavts800/
Tapft800/
Taftt800/
Thaft800/
Tauft800/
Toftås735/
Toftsø733/
Tawfte731/
Toft's731/
Taafte731/
Teffts731/
Taffte730/
Toffts730/
Toft6711,055/
Tabt6726/
Tavt6714/
Taftová6714/
Tawt673/
Taftova672/
Taftche671/

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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
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  • 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 Tafts
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