Surname Tafto (Taft 
, Tafta 
, Tafto 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Tafto is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Panama. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Tafto is the forename as well as the last name.