Last Name TAFT

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Meaning Local: Of Tofts, a parish in county Norfolk. At the tofts or toft. A homestead seemingly amids trees, as it is frequently compounded with tree-names. The old proverb says: 'He hath neither toft nor croft,' i.e. without house or land. Tofts implies an aggregation of such dwellings. Also, Toft is a township in the parish of Knutsford, county Chester, is the parent of the Cheshire tofts.
Origin English, Jewish

Rank 3,787 (2000 US census) 3,099 (1990 US census)
Count 8,589 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.34%, or 7416 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 9.92%, or 852 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 28 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.58%, or 50 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.3%, or 112 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.53%, or 131 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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