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

The last name Tait (Bengali: তাইত, Hindi: तैत, Marathi: टाईत, Oriya: ତଇତ) has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 12,610^th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 163,783 people. The surname Tait occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Tait are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. Tait is also the 207,179^th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,420 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 8,853 people, or 1 in 6,294. In England it is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 11 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Northumberland, where 8 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 91 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Tait Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Tait has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tait surname expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,682 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 44 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tait Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (47%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tait surname are 9.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.65% registered with the party.

The amount Tait earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 27.31% more than the national average, earning €38,230 per year; in Norway they earn 15.48% more than the national average, earning 399,641 kr per year; in Peru they earn 298.07% more than the national average, earning S/. 77,166 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.59% more than the national average, earning R 355,476 per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $50,644 CAD per year.