Tait

Tait is a Scottish surname that most likely originated in Berwickshire, Scotland. (It is not connected with the name Tate.) The origins of the name can be traced back as far as 1100. Tait is also a Polish personal name, being derived from the Polish word for cheerful.

Tait is the last name of the following people:

• Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman.
• Archibald Campbell Tait, archbishop of Canterbury.
• Blyth Tait, New Zealand Olympic equestrian.
• James Edward Tait, Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross.
• Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, chief executive of the Women's Refuge organisation of New Zealand.
• Peter Guthrie Tait, Scottish physicist.
• Richard Tait, BBC Governor.

Tait is also a Christian band started by Michael Tait of dc Talk.

Tait is also a discontinued class of electric train formerly used in Melbourne, Australia.