Tait (surname)
Tait is a Scottish surname which means "pleasure" or "delight."[1] The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alan Tait (born 1964), Scottish rugby player and coach
- Alasdair Tait, British cellist and teacher
- Alex Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Alice Tait (born 1986), Australian swimmer
- Angus Tait (1919–2007), New Zealand businessman
- Ashley Tait (born 1975), British ice hockey player
- Archibald Tait (1811–1882), English archbishop
- Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait (1819–1905), American artist
- Barry Tait (born 1938), English footballer
- Blyth Tait (born 1961), New Zealand equestrian
- Campbell Tait (1886–1946), British naval officer colonial governor
- Cecilia Tait (born 1962), Peruvian volleyball player and politician
- Charles Tait (1768–1835), American politician
- Charles Tait (film director) (1868–1933), Australian film director
- Chris Tait, Canadian singer–songwriter and producer
- David M. Tait (born 1947), Scottish airline executive
- David Tait (born 1987), English rugby union player
- Douglas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Edward Joseph Tait (1878–1948), Australian theatrical entrepreneur
- Eric Tait (born 1951), English football player and manager
- George Tait (1858–1882), English footballer
- Gerald Tait (1866–1938), Scottish sailor
- Glen Tait, Canadian politician
- Gordon Tait (1912–1999), British architect
- Gregor Tait (born 1979), Scottish swimmer
- Frederick Guthrie Tait (1870–1900), Scottish soldier and amateur golfer
- James Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Jason Tait, Canadian musician
- Jessie Tait (1928–2010), English ceramic designer
- Jock Tait (1886–1945), Scottish cricketer
- Joe Tait (born 1937), American sports broadcaster
- John Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- John Guthrie Tait (1861–1945), Scottish educator and international rugby player
- Jordan Tait (born 1979), English footballer
- Katharine Tait (born 1923), British writer
- Lawson Tait (1845–1899), Scottish gynecologist
- Lauren Tait (1996), Scottish International Netball Player
- Luke Tait (born 1981), Canadian rugby union player
- Margaret Tait (1918–1999), Scottish film maker and poet
- Marion Tait, ballerina and ballet mistress
- Mathew Tait (born 1986), English rugby union player
- Melanie Tait, Australian radio broadcaster, playwright and author
- Melbourne McTaggart Tait (1842–1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
- Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, New Zealand politician and activist
- Michael Tait (born 1966), American musician
- Mick Tait (born 1956), English footballer and manager
- Nancy Tait (1920–2009), English activist
- Nevin Tait (1876–1961), Australian concert promoter and film producer
- Norman Tait (born 1941), Canadian artist and totem pole carver
- Paul Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Percy Tait (born 1929), British motorcycle road racer and tester
- Peter Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Richard Tait, British journalist and academic
- Robert Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Robin Tait (1940–1984), New Zealand discus thrower
- Roger Tait, New Zealand rugby league player
- Sarah Tait (1983–2016), Australian rower
- Shaun Tait (born 1983), Australian cricketer
- Sylvia Tait, Canadian painter
- Thomas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Timothy M.P. Tait, Canadian/American physicist
- Tommy Tait (disambiguation), several persons
- Victor Hubert Tait (1892–1988), Canadian soldier and airman
- William Tait, English footballer
- William Tait (disambiguation), several persons
See also
References
- Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 95. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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