Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
TAIT
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
Related and similar surnames
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The Tait surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
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,