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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.
Before becoming President, Taft served as Solicitor General of the United States and as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. In 1900, President William McKinley appointed Taft Governor-General of the Philippines.illiam Howard Taft (September 15, 1857 â March 8, 1930) was an American jurist and statesman who served as both the 27th President of the United States (1909â1913) and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States (1921â1930).