How Many People Have the Last Name Tait?
people had the surname Tait in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 46,948 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+234 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Tait (84.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 9.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Tait ranks #4,228. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 86.6% to 84.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Tait grew from 6,037 people in 2000 to 6,271 in 2010 (up 3.9%), and its rank fell from #5,310 to #5,540. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.24 to 2.13 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,037 | 6,271 |
| Rank | #5,310 | #5,540 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.24 | 2.13 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tait
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Tait: T300
👤 Tait as a First Name
Tait is a first name too: about 1,173 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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