Taylor is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Taylor
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, Germany, England
Meaning:

Taylor is the form of Tailor. From the trade. It is much more frequently written Taylor. The forms in Hundred Rolls are Le Taillur, Le Tailur, Le Talyur.

The variant of Taillandier. One who made or sold iron articles.

One who made outer garments, a tailor.

The surname is the variation of Tayleure. A 'genteel' form of Taylor.

The well-known trade-sartor. The commodness of the occupation has led to the frequency of the surname, which, according to the XVI Report of the Regist. Gen., 1856, stands fourth in the list of the most common family names in England and Wales, giving precedence only to Smith, Jones, and Williams. Allowing for the great preponderance of the Joneses and Williamses in Wales, where surnames are so few, Taylor may fairly challenge the right of standing next to Smith for numerosity in England, the state of the poll for births, deaths, and marriages, within a given short period, being
For Smith, 33,557.
For Taylor, 16,775.

A really ancient and respectable family of Taylor, who apparently trace to Shadoc hurst, county of Kent, and the middle of the XIV century, absurdly attempt to deduce themselves, though with more than one hiatus valdè deflendus, from "Baron Taillefer, who accompanied William the Conqueror in his invasion of Great Britain!" B.L.G. The Hundred Rolls forms are Le Taylir, Le Tayller, Le Tayllour, Le Tayllur, Taylour, Taylur, etc.; and there is one Alicia la Taylurese.

How popular is Taylor?

Taylor is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Sierra Leone, Scotland, South Africa, Jamaica, Wales, New Zealand, Liberia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Bahamas, Thailand, Nigeria, Panama, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, Spain, Germany, Brazil, France, Barbados, Argentina, Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica, Zimbabwe, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Philippines, Ecuador, Netherlands, Colombia, Guyana, Honduras, India, Belgium, Sweden, Japan, Switzerland, Portugal, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Vanuatu, Russia, Jersey, Guernsey, Denmark, Cuba, Morocco, Ghana, Malaysia, Chile, China, Israel, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Isle of Man, Venezuela, Tanzania, Norway, Swaziland, Cyprus, Italy, United Arab Emirates, United States Virgin Islands, Belize, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Austria, Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Namibia, Bermuda, Saint Lucia, Botswana, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Guam, Kenya, Oman, Grenada, Indonesia.

Taylor is ranked 345 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Taylor bearers increased by 4.28 per cent in 2010 US census to 751209 since 2000, the surname slipped by 4 spots and ranked at 17. The last name was found in around 3 per thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 65.38 67.8
Black 28.42 27.67
Hispanic or Latino 2.46 1.61
Others 2.41 1.78
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.56 0.39
Taylor is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Turks and Caicos Islands lie ahead in terms of density. Around 1523256 people have been found who wears Taylor as their family name. Taylor is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Taylor:
11 United States895,905
3 England293,387
Countries with ten thousands of Taylor:
6 Australia89,433
11 Canada71,525
45 Sierra Leone27,440
13 Scotland24,834
402 South Africa17,769
27 Jamaica16,020
22 Wales12,985
Countries with thousands of Taylor:
5 New Zealand8,048
83 Liberia7,063
249 Ireland3,826
60 Northern Ireland3,799
16 Bahamas3,731
1,699 Thailand3,477
4,808 Nigeria2,703
252 Panama2,601
372 Nicaragua2,403
61 Trinidad and Tobago2,396
2,543 Spain1,955
6,260 Germany1,685
4,837 Brazil1,684
5,501 France1,524
36 Barbados1,417
2,571 Argentina1,398
3,617 Mexico1,333
Countries with hundreds of Taylor:
1,119 Haiti987
390 Costa Rica956
2,368 Zimbabwe945
886 Dominican Republic940
114 Fiji911
21,089 Philippines825
2,814 Ecuador800
4,061 Netherlands675
3,085 Colombia671
204 Guyana603
758 Honduras571
56,614 India509
3,828 Belgium474
1,794 Sweden455
10,792 Japan452
3,130 Switzerland426
1,625 Portugal425
2,449 Papua New Guinea362
61 Micronesia361
21 Turks and Caicos Islands360
168 Vanuatu354
39,463 Russia351
3 Jersey344
7 Guernsey323
1,721 Denmark322
1,697 Cuba321
19,480 Morocco307
9,183 Ghana303
6,858 Malaysia295
2,585 Chile290
453 China280
4,369 Israel278
46 Saint Kitts and Nevis252
26 Isle of Man238
4,394 Venezuela220
19,796 Tanzania217
3,418 Norway202
396 Swaziland202
550 Cyprus195
39,056 Italy193
5,031 United Arab Emirates181
83 United States Virgin Islands166
477 Belize164
1,494 Bahrain162
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
11,857 Greece157
8,768 Austria152
72 Cayman Islands145
3,054 Guatemala145
3,052 Namibia140
63 Bermuda138
255 Saint Lucia131
3,386 Botswana127
1,200 Hong Kong125
4,071 Kuwait116
196 Guam115
22,588 Kenya114
2,360 Oman110
186 Grenada108
87,669 Indonesia106
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,340 Czechia89
7,373 Iraq84
228 Antigua and Barbuda76
50,348 Poland73
11,797 Ivory Coast72
333 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines70
434 Malta66
68 Gibraltar63
14,302 Hungary61
10,804 Finland51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
321 South Korea49
16,774 Peru43
5,782 Estonia42
2,205 Vietnam42
222 American Samoa41
8,487 Afghanistan39
8,518 Lesotho35
6,884 Singapore34
3,300 Solomon Islands34
23 Monaco32
10,337 Uruguay32
41,433 Kazakhstan30
21,534 Uzbekistan27
4,651 Luxembourg26
39,117 Pakistan26
4,689 Suriname26
92,215 Iran25
40,412 Belarus24
276 Northern Mariana Islands22
11,536 Qatar22
1,499 Iceland21
3,514 New Caledonia21
2,585 Senegal21
97,520 Turkey20
27,807 Zambia20
48,082 Egypt19
53 Montserrat19
65,771 Uganda19
240 British Virgin Islands18
17,613 Serbia18
19,504 Malawi17
13,506 Bangladesh15
9,154 Sri Lanka15
1,045 Aruba14
182,866 DR Congo14
5,783 Sudan13
57,527 Slovakia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
47,113 Algeria10
7,997 Mauritius10
14,894 Taiwan10
4,903 Angola9
138 Anguilla9
5,402 Chad9
971 Marshall Islands9
3,042 Puerto Rico9
479 Samoa9
16,795 Azerbaijan8
54,095 Benin8
3,584 El Salvador8
533 Gambia8
4,228 Mozambique8
49 Norfolk Island8
114 Saint Martin8
16,987 Slovenia8
40,820 Croatia7
88 Falkland Islands7
15,541 Lebanon7
32,975 Moldova7
11,207 Nepal7
8,069 Cambodia6
3,603 Gabon6
14,710 Tunisia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workwoman Mary-Anne Taylor from Great Britain aboard the Monteauma from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 24 years old when she arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. Seaman William Taylor, 35 years old U Taylor, William Taylor (5), Mary Taylor, Ann Taylor, aged 25, Thomas Taylor, aged 20, John Taylor (40) Workman, Mary Taylor, aged 50, and 815 other Taylor around 39% of whom were workman while others worked as seaman and servant, farmer, miner, joiner, blacksmith, weaver, shoemaker, spinster, ostler, clerk, merchant, tailoress, painter, baker, mechanic, engineer, mason, yeoman, servant, dressmaker, tanner, spinner, draper, fisher man, butcher migrated to US.

From Germany

John Taylor was 18 years old when he migrated to USA on November 17, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Prince Albert from London. 29 years old Henry Taylor, 39 years old Susannah Taylor, 21 years old W. Taylor, 3 years old Jas.H. Taylor, Jas-H. Taylor (3), 33 years old David-H. Taylor, U Taylor, aged 25, Williammargt. Taylor (73) Farmer, and 39 other Taylor majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant and engineer, mechanic, tailor migrated to US from Liverpool, London, Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool & Queenstown, Hamburg and Havre & London.

Taylor Namesakes

  • Tom Taylor, English dramatist, critic, biographer
  • Tell Taylor,
  • Philip Meadows Taylor, , an administrator
  • George Ledwell Taylor, architect and landowner who lived in London
  • Edward Taylor, was of English origin and a colonial American poet
  • Fawcett Taylor, Manitoba politician
  • Deems Taylor, American composer, music critic
  • Robert Lewis Taylor, American writer and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • Rowland Taylor, English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions
  • Charles John Taylor, New Zealand politician
  • Kate Taylor, American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston
  • Baron Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor, was
  • Columbus Taylor,
  • Cassius Taylor,
  • Creed Taylor, American record producer, best
  • John Ross Taylor, Canadian fascist political activist and party leader prominent
  • Michael Angelo Taylor, English politician
  • Sara Taylor, technology and data entrepreneur
  • William Henry Taylor, Canadian-born US Treasury economist accused by Elizabeth Bentley of having been a Soviet spy
  • Kenneth N. Taylor, American publisher and author
  • Alfred Dundas Taylor, was born on 30 August 1825
  • John Russell Taylor, English critic and author
  • Cherilee Taylor, TV and movie actress
  • R. Cowles Taylor, mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1942 to 1955
  • Rupert Taylor, Professor of Political Studies and former Head of the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand
  • John Lowther du Plat Taylor, founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles
  • Thomas William Taylor, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Myra Louise Taylor, was nursing superintendent at St John's General Hospital
  • Paul Harrison Taylor, sculptor of English and Israeli nationalities
  • Phoebe Atwood Taylor, American mystery author
  • William Davis Taylor, newspaper executive
  • Robert V. Taylor, priest
  • Feltus Taylor, Feltus Taylor, Jr
  • Morry Taylor, Maurice "Morry" Taylor Jr
  • Alister Taylor, innovative and controversial New Zealand publisher
  • Tag Taylor, British local government leader best
  • Little Johnny Taylor, American blues and soul singer,
  • C. P. Taylor, Scottish playwright
  • Finn Taylor, American film writer and director
  • Derek Hugh Taylor, was Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Shaw Taylor, British actor and television presenter
  • Donell Taylor, American professional basketball player for Basket Agropoli of Italy's Serie A2 Basket
  • Graeme Taylor, British guitarist
  • James J. Taylor, videographer instrumental
  • Jeremy Taylor, cleric in the Church of England
  • Brook Taylor, English mathematician
  • G. I. Taylor, British physicist and mathematician
  • Edward Harrison Taylor, American herpetologist from Missouri
  • Martin J. Taylor, British mathematician and academic
  • Albert H. Taylor, American electrical engineer
  • Jock Taylor, Scottish World Champion motorcycle sidecar racer
  • Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress, businesswoman
  • Terry Scott Taylor, American songwriter, record producer
  • Steve Taylor, American singer, songwriter, record producer
  • Christine Taylor, American actress
  • Derek Taylor, English journalist, writer

Taylor Namesakes

  • Tom Taylor, English dramatist, critic, biographer
  • Tell Taylor,
  • Philip Meadows Taylor, , an administrator
  • George Ledwell Taylor, architect and landowner who lived in London
  • Edward Taylor, was of English origin and a colonial American poet
  • Fawcett Taylor, Manitoba politician
  • Deems Taylor, American composer, music critic
  • Robert Lewis Taylor, American writer and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • Rowland Taylor, English Protestant martyr during the Marian Persecutions
  • Charles John Taylor, New Zealand politician
  • Kate Taylor, American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston
  • Baron Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor, was
  • Columbus Taylor,
  • Cassius Taylor,
  • Creed Taylor, American record producer, best
  • John Ross Taylor, Canadian fascist political activist and party leader prominent
  • Michael Angelo Taylor, English politician
  • Sara Taylor, technology and data entrepreneur
  • William Henry Taylor, Canadian-born US Treasury economist accused by Elizabeth Bentley of having been a Soviet spy
  • Kenneth N. Taylor, American publisher and author
  • Alfred Dundas Taylor, was born on 30 August 1825
  • John Russell Taylor, English critic and author
  • Cherilee Taylor, TV and movie actress
  • R. Cowles Taylor, mayor of Newport News, Virginia from 1942 to 1955
  • Rupert Taylor, Professor of Political Studies and former Head of the Department of Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand
  • John Lowther du Plat Taylor, founder of the Army Post Office Corps and the Post Office Rifles
  • Thomas William Taylor, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Myra Louise Taylor, was nursing superintendent at St John's General Hospital
  • Paul Harrison Taylor, sculptor of English and Israeli nationalities
  • Phoebe Atwood Taylor, American mystery author
  • William Davis Taylor, newspaper executive
  • Robert V. Taylor, priest
  • Feltus Taylor, Feltus Taylor, Jr
  • Morry Taylor, Maurice "Morry" Taylor Jr
  • Alister Taylor, innovative and controversial New Zealand publisher
  • Tag Taylor, British local government leader best
  • Little Johnny Taylor, American blues and soul singer,
  • C. P. Taylor, Scottish playwright
  • Finn Taylor, American film writer and director
  • Derek Hugh Taylor, was Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Shaw Taylor, British actor and television presenter
  • Donell Taylor, American professional basketball player for Basket Agropoli of Italy's Serie A2 Basket
  • Graeme Taylor, British guitarist
  • James J. Taylor, videographer instrumental
  • Jeremy Taylor, cleric in the Church of England
  • Brook Taylor, English mathematician
  • G. I. Taylor, British physicist and mathematician
  • Edward Harrison Taylor, American herpetologist from Missouri
  • Martin J. Taylor, British mathematician and academic
  • Albert H. Taylor, American electrical engineer
  • Jock Taylor, Scottish World Champion motorcycle sidecar racer
  • Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress, businesswoman
  • Terry Scott Taylor, American songwriter, record producer
  • Steve Taylor, American singer, songwriter, record producer
  • Christine Taylor, American actress
  • Derek Taylor, English journalist, writer

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