Family name Tift (Tift 
, Teft 
) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The last name Tift is habitual in the United States, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Tift is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Tift | Canada, United States, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| Teft | Germany, United States, Canada, United Kingdom |
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nelson tift Confederate Navy officer and politician (1810-1891), US (b. 1810) |
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| henry harding tift American businessman and developer, US (b. 1841) |
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andrew tift British painter, GB (b. 1968) |
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| jay tift education researcher |
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| tim tift college basketball player (1960–1962) Pepperdine |
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| michael s tift researcher |
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| asa tift salvager in Key West |
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| w. orville tift soldier in Company K of the 26th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, US |
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| bessie tift |
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