Taylor is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

used in the British Isles of

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origin which came from the Norman

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

(meaning '' tailor'') in France. derived from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...

tailleur Faro ( ), Pharaoh, Pharao, or Farobank is a late 17th-century French gambling game using cards. It is descended from Basset, and belongs to the Lansquenet and Monte Bank family of games due to the use of a banker and several players. Winning ...

'' ("cutter"), which derived from the

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'' Tauler'' meaning cutting board, or the Galician '' Tello'' meaning tile. The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset,

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in 1182. "Taylor" is the fourth-most common surname in United Kingdom, fifth-most common in England, the 11th-most common in Scotland and the 22nd-most common in Wales.Taylor Meaning at Forebears
/ref> It is also common in other

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(especially

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

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, and the

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, where it was the tenth most frequently encountered surname in the 2000 US Census), but has a low incidence in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the s ...

, where it is mostly concentrated in the North. It is often the anglicized form of the German surname

Schneider Schneider may refer to: Hospital * Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel People *Schneider (surname) Companies and organizations * G. Schneider & Sohn, a Bavarian brewery company * Schneider Rundfunkwerke AG, the former owner of the D ...

.German-speaking immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicized the name to Taylor.

Geographical distribution

At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname "Taylor" was highest in the following counties:Taylor Surname Distribution
/ref> * 1. Kincardineshire (1: 75) * 2. Kinross-shire (1: 89) * 3.

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...

(1: 90) * 4. Worcestershire (1: 100) * 5. Orkney (1: 100) * 6. Aberdeenshire (1: 101) * 7.

Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...

(1: 102) * 8.

Banffshire Banffshire ; sco, Coontie o Banffshire; gd, Siorrachd Bhanbh) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. The county town is Banff, although the largest settlement is Buckie to the west. It borders the Mora ...

(1: 103) * 9. Westmorland (1: 106) * 10.

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouths ...

(1: 111) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: * 1. Turks and Caicos Islands (1: 107) * 2.

The Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the a ...

(1: 174) * 3. Montserrat (1: 214) * 4.

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...

(1: 218) * 5.

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast� ...

(1: 259) * 6. Guernsey (1: 280) * 7. Norfolk Island (1: 288) * 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis (1: 291) * 9.

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estima ...

(1: 304) * 10.

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

(1: 306) * 11.

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

(1: 310) * 12.

(1: 312) As of 2014, 57.9% of all known bearers of the surname "Taylor" were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1: 407) in the following U.S. states: * 1.

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

(1: 197) * 2.

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 36th-largest by ...

(1: 212) * 3.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,7 ...

(1: 224) * 4.

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

(1: 225) * 5.

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

(1: 229) * 6.

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

(1: 250) * 7.

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

(1: 252) * 8.

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are ...

(1: 255) * 9.

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

(1: 261) * 10.

North Carolina North Carolina () is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 28th largest and List of states and territories of the United ...

(1: 270) * 11. Oklahoma (1: 274) * 12.

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is bord ...

(1: 284) * 13.

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent ...

(1: 292) * 14.

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean t ...

(1: 297) * 15.

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Monta ...

(1: 309) * 16. Georgia (1: 325) * 17.

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

(1: 335) * 18.

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

(1: 345) * 19.

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

(1: 355) * 20. D.C. (1: 359) * 21.

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to t ...

(1: 367) * 22.

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

(1: 374) * 23.

Kansas Kansas () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its Capital city, capital is Topeka, Kansas, Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita, Kansas, Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebras ...

(1: 375) * 24.

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...

(1: 382) * 25.

Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

(1: 396) The frequency of the surname was highest (over four times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: * 1. Wayne County, Utah (1: 25) * 2. Bacon County, Georgia (1: 31) * 3. Clay County, W.Va. (1: 47) * 4. Haywood County, Tenn. (1: 50) * 5. Borden County, Texas (1: 53) * 6. McCreary County, Ky. (1: 64) * 7. Dickens County, Texas (1: 64) * 8. Tallahatchie County, Miss. (1: 69) * 9. Thomas County, Neb. (1: 70) * 10. Yakutat, Alaska (1: 74) * 11. Accomack County, Va. (1: 74) * 12. Pleasants County, W. Va. (1: 74) * 13. Sussex County, Va. (1: 75) * 14. Noxubee County, Miss. (1: 76) * 15. Red River Parish, La. (1: 79) * 16. Roane County, W.Va. (1: 81) * 17. Ware County, Ga. (1: 82) * 18. Essex County, Va. (1: 82) * 19. Greene County, N.C. (1: 82) * 20. Washington County, Ala. (1: 84) * 21. Lauderdale County, Tenn. (1: 86) * 22. Judith Basin County, Mont. (1: 88) * 23. Buckingham County, Va. (1: 89) * 24. Lamar County, Ala. (1: 90) * 25. Lowndes County, Ala. (1: 90) * 26. Marion County, Ala. (1: 94) * 27. Martin County, N.C. (1: 94) * 28. Grayson County, Va. (1: 95) * 29. Jones County, N.C. (1: 95) * 30. Moore County, Tenn. (1: 95) * 31. Northampton County, N.C. (1: 99) * 32. Lenoir County, N.C. (1: 100) * 33. Bolivar County, Miss. (1: 100) * 34. Tunica County, Miss. (1: 101) * 35. DeKalb County, Tenn. (1: 101)

Lists of people and fictional characters

* List of people with surname Taylor * List of fictional characters named Taylor

References

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Geographical distribution

Lists of people and fictional characters

See also

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