Taylor Family History

Taylor Surname Origin

English and Scottish

Taylor Genealogy & Surname History

English and Scottish: occupational name for a tailor, from Old French tailleur (Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut'). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland, and its numbers have been swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of the numerous equivalent European names, most of which are also very common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example Schneider, Szabó, and Portnov.

Concentration of Taylor in the U.S.

Taylor Surname Statistics

Taylor Average Lifespan: 71 Years
Taylor is the 10th most popular surname in the U.S.
The 11th most popular surname is: Moore
The 12th most popular surname is: Martin
The 13th most popular surname is: Thompson

Taylor Genealogy Records

10,031 Taylor Revolutionary War records found
25,811 Taylor Civil War records found
17,112 Taylor World War II records found
4,638 Taylor Immigration records found
11,667,840 Taylor Newspaper records found

Taylor Vital Records

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Taylor Coat of Arms

Taylor Metaphone Variants

D AULERIO
DA LAURO
DAEHLER
DAHLER
DAHLJR

Taylor Soundex Variants

T AYLOR
T0LER
TA0LOR
TAALOR
TAAYLOR