Tait (surname)

Tait is a Scottish surname. The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100. Tait is derived from the word for cheerful.

Notable persons with that 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 (born 1835), American politician
• Charles Tait (film director) (1868–1933), Australian film director
• Chris Tait, Canadian singer–songwriter and producer
• Cory Tait, English mixed martial artist
• David M. Tait (born 1947), Scottish airline executive
• David Tait (born 1987), English rugby union player
• Douglas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
• 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
• Luke Tait (born 1981), Canadian rugby union player
• Margaret Tait (1918–1999), Scottish film maker and poet
• Marissa Tait (born 1979), American actress
• 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 (born 1983), Australian rower
• Shaun Tait (born 1983), Australian cricketer
• Sylvia Tait, Canadian painter
• Thomas Tait (disambiguation), several persons
• Timothy Tait, Canadian/American physicist
• Tommy Tait (disambiguation), several persons
• Victor Hubert Tait (1892–1988), Canadian soldier and airman
• William Tait (disambiguation), several persons

See also

• Tait (disambiguation)
• Tate (surname)