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Taft /taft/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Taft is homestead. Also possibly (Old English) marsh; river. William Howard Taft was 26th American President and was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court after his retirement from politics.
William Howard Taft, born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, was one of six children of Louisa Maria Torrey and Alphonso Taft. Many Taft ancestors, who could be traced back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, had gone into law, including William's father, Alphonso Taft.