Tait
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English Tayte, Tayt, Teyt (personal name), from Middle English tayt, teyte (“cheerful, merry”), from Old Norse teitr (“cheerful, glad”), from Proto-Germanic *taitaz (“glad, delicate, tender, radiant”). Cognate with Old English tāt (“glad”, attested in names), Old High German zeiz (“loving, pleasant, tender”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Tait (plural Taits)
- A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a cheerful or lively person.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tait is the 5540th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6271 individuals. Tait is most common among White (84.45%) individuals.