Taft

English
"building site"

Taft Origin and Meaning

The name Taft is a boy's name of English origin meaning "building site".

A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.

# 993 in the US

Taft Rank in US Top 1000

Famous People Named Taft

  • Taft Shedron "Taffy" Wright
    American baseball player
  • Opal Taft "Opie" Cates
    American clarinet player, bandleader and actor
  • William Howard Taft
    26th U.S. President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  • Bill Taft
    American rock musician
  • Kevin Taft
    Canadian politician
  • Lorado Taft
    American sculptor
  • George Taft
    English footballer

Taft in Pop Culture

  • Taft
    character in animated series "The Tick"
  • Taft Sheffield
    character in E. Lockhart's book "We Were Liars"