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TAIT

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There are approximately 15,773 people named Tait in the UK. That makes it the 630th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 250 are named Tait.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Tait surname in historical dictionaries

TAIT. Teit was a personal name in Norway in the XI. cent. See the Heimskringla. The name is sometimes varied to Taitt, Taite and Tate,

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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