Taft Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Taft Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Taft family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 29
Agricultural Labourer 6
Domestic Servant 5
Engine Fitter 3
Stone Mason 3
Tailor 3
General Labourer 2
General Servant 2
Housewife 2
Pudler Iron Works 2
Farm Servant 2
Sewing Machine Hand 2
Farmer Of 158 Acres Employing 5 Men 2 Boys 1
Cook 1
Shoe Press Man 1
Curate 1
Cellar Man In Brewery 1
Engine Driver Iron Miner 1
Labourer's Widow 1
Laundress 1
Milkman Apprentice 1
Tailor's Apprentice 1
Wife Of Above 1
Needlewoman 1
Labourer In Glass Works 1

Taft Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Toft 75% 7,595
2 Taft 100% 2,378
3 Tuft 75% 509
4 Tift 75% 252
5 Teft 75% 160
6 Tafft 80% 109

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The surname Taft is the 2nd most popular variant of Toft.

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