How Many People Have the Last Name Taft?
people had the surname Taft in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 32,573 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 2 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+459 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Taft (84.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.3%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Taft ranks #2,975. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 86.3% to 84.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Taft grew from 8,589 people in 2000 to 9,048 in 2010 (up 5.3%), and its rank fell from #3,787 to #3,933. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 3.18 to 3.07 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 8,589 | 9,048 |
| Rank | #3,787 | #3,933 |
| Per 100,000 people | 3.18 | 3.07 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Taft
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Taft: T130
👤 Taft as a First Name
Taft is a first name too: about 846 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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