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Where did the Tait coat of arms come from? When did the Tait family first arrive in the United States?

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Origin Displayed: English-Alt

Origins Available: English-Alt, English, Scottish

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tate, Tait, Tayte and others.

First found in Suffolk, where a records from the Abbey of Bury St.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Tate, who came to Massachusetts sometime between 1620 and 1650; Thomas Tate, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; James Tate, who came to Barbados in 1635.

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Motto Translated: Think and Thank


Some noteworthy people of the name Tait
  • Archibald Campbell Tait (1811-1882), British (Scottish born) churchman, who became the Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Peter Guthrie Tait (1831-1901), Scottish physicist and mathematician, professor of natural philosophy at Edinburgh University
  • Lieutenant James Edward Tait (1886-1918), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross during the First World War
  • Sir Angus Tait (b. 1919), New Zealand electronics innovator and businessman
  • Blyth Tait (b. 1961), New Zealand equestrian, who has represented New Zealand at four Olympics (1992-2000)
  • Thomas Smith Tait (1882-1952), Scottish architect
  • William Tait (1792-1864), Scottish publisher
  • Sir. Peter L. Tait (1915-1996), Former New Zealand National Party Member of Parliment, Napier mayor, small businessman and opponent of New Zealand's Homoxesual Law Reform Act
  • Group Captain James Brian Tait DSO and three bars, DFC and bar (1916-2007), British officer in the Royal Air Force during and after World War II


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