How rare is the last name Taft?

8,632 people in the United States have the last name Taft, about 1 in 34,627. It ranks #3,989 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

TAFT

#3,989

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,632
About
1 in 34,627
This common or more
55.9%
Who bears it

Of the 8,632 people with the last name Taft, 81.4% reported their origin as White, 10.6% as Black and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Taft

#3,986 Lehmann · 8,634#3,988 Derrick · 8,633#3,990 Canady · 8,631#3,990 Merrell · 8,631

Also a first name

As a first name, Taft ranks #15,369 of 53,615, with 750 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1908, with 62 births. See Taft as a first name

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