Find out how popular the last name Taite is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Taite.

Taite, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Taite surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Taite in America

Taite is the 34916th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Taite surname appeared 646 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Taite.

We can also compare 2010 data for Taite to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Taite

The surname Taite is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "tát," which means "tattered" or "ragged." This suggests that the name may have been originally a descriptive nickname for someone who wore tattered or ragged clothing.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the late 13th century, with mentions in various records such as the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where it appears as "Tate." This spelling variation is believed to be an anglicized form of the original Old English word.

In the 14th century, the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where it is recorded as "Tate." This suggests that the name was present in different regions of England during this period, potentially indicating the migration of families bearing this surname.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Tate, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1394. This historical record provides evidence of the surname's continued use and presence in various parts of England.

The Taite surname has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure was Sir Henry Tate (1819-1899), a renowned English sugar merchant and philanthropist. He founded the Tate Gallery, which later became part of the Tate museums in London.

Another notable bearer of the name was Ralph Tate (1840-1901), an English naturalist and geologist. He made significant contributions to the study of paleontology and was recognized for his work on the fossil fauna of the Yorkshire Lias.

In the realm of literature, Nahum Tate (1652-1715) was an Irish poet and playwright who served as the Poet Laureate of England from 1692 to 1715. He is best known for his adaptations of Shakespeare's plays and his contributions to the development of English drama.

The name Taite has also been associated with several notable figures in the United States. One such individual was James Tate (1943-2015), an American poet and academic who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1992 for his collection "Selected Poems."

Another prominent American with this surname was John Tate (1925-2019), a renowned mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry. He was awarded the prestigious Wolf Prize in Mathematics in 2010.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Taite

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Taite.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Taite was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Taite has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Taite was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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