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Tait Family Crest
Tait Family Crest
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Where did the English Tait family come from? What is the English Tait family crest and coat of arms? When did the Tait family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Tait family history?

The Tait surname is derived from the Old English personal name "Tata," which may have been a shortened version of some other names.

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It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early Anglo-Saxon surnames like Tait are characterized by many spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. The variations of the name Tait include: Tate, Tait, Tayte and others.

First found in Suffolk, where a records from the Abbey of Bury St. Edmonds, lists an Uluric Tates in circa 1095. A record from the Rotuli Hundredorum shows Richard Tate in Cambridgeshire in 1279. In Coventry, a John Tate obtained Whiteley, county Nottingham from William Palmer in the year 1392.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tait research. Another 71 words(5 lines of text) covering the years 1488, 1496, 1652, 1687, 1692, and 1715 are included under the topic Early Tait History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 91 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tait Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Tait family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 107 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many English families tired of political and religious strife left Britain for the new colonies in North America. Although the trip itself offered no relief - conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and many travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute - these immigrants believed the opportunities that awaited them were worth the risks. Once in the colonies, many of the families did indeed prosper and, in turn, made significant contributions to the culture and economies of the growing colonies. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Tait or a variant listed above:

Tait Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Magnus Tait, who settled in East New Jersey in 1685
  • Patrick Tait, who settled in East New Jersey in 1685

Tait Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • David Tait, who arrived in Florida in 1769
  • James Tait, who arrived in Boston in 1774
  • Elizabeth Tait, who came to Savannah, GA in 1775
  • David Tait, aged 7, arrived in Savanna(h), Ga in 1775

Tait Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jas Tait, aged 37, landed in South Carolina in 1812
  • James Tait, who landed in Charleston, SC in 1813
  • William Tait, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1818
  • James Tait, who settled in Baltimore Maryland with his son in 1820
  • Robert Tait, who arrived in New York in 1838


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  • 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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  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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  10. Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
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The Tait Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Tait Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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