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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.
The Life and Presidency of William Howard Taft. William Howard Taft was born on September 15, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to judge Alphonso Taft and his wife Louisa. He graduated from Yale, and then returned to Ohio, studied at the Cincinnati Law School, and began his law practice.