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