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Tait


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Origin Of The Surname Tait

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Meaning Of The Surname Tait

Cheerful one

Interesting Facts About Tait

This name, which can also be spelt as Tate, is thought to be a Norse-Viking name deriving from the Old Norse word ‘teitr’ which means glad or cheerful. However it may also have come from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Tata which was given as a place name as it appears in many different locations such as Tatenhill and Tatsfield. However, this modern spelling of the family name can most commonly be found in the regions of Yorkshire and Northumberland.

Tait Statistics

Tait is the number 380 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 24,601 share the surname Tait in the UK.

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