English (Devon): habitational name probably from Tascott in North
Petherwin, Devon. There are no early spellings of this place name, but
could perhaps be ‘Tapp’s cottage(s)’, from the Middle English surname
Tapp.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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