Taylor (surname)
| Pronunciation | /ˈteɪlər/ TAY-lər |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | England |
| Meaning | "tailor" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Schneider, Khayat |
Taylor is a
English-speaking countries (especially Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, where it was the tenth most frequently encountered surname in the 2000 US Census),[7] but has a low incidence in Ireland, where it is mostly concentrated in the North.[1] It is often considered the anglicized form of the German surname Schneider.[8]
Geographical distribution
At the time of the
United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname "Taylor" was highest in the following counties:[9]
- 1. Kincardineshire (1: 75)
- 2. Kinross-shire (1: 89)
- 3. Lancashire (1: 90)
- 4. Worcestershire (1: 100)
- 5. Orkney (1: 100)
- 6. Aberdeenshire (1: 101)
- 7. Derbyshire (1: 102)
- 8. Banffshire (1: 103)
- 9. Westmorland (1: 106)
- 10. Herefordshire (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 (1: 174)
- 3. Montserrat (1: 214)
- 4. Jamaica (1: 218)
- 5. Liberia (1: 259)
- 6. Guernsey (1: 280)
- 7. Norfolk Island (1: 288)
- 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis (1: 291)
- 9. Barbados (1: 304)
- 10. Scotland (1: 306)
- 11. England (1: 310)
- 12. Australia (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:[9]
- 1. Mississippi (1: 197)
- 2. Tennessee (1: 212)
- 3. Alabama (1: 224)
- 4. West Virginia (1: 225)
- 5. Arkansas (1: 229)
- 6. Kentucky (1: 250)
- 7. Utah (1: 252)
- 8. Virginia (1: 255)
- 9. South Carolina (1: 261)
- 10. North Carolina (1: 270)
- 11. Oklahoma (1: 274)
- 12. Louisiana (1: 284)
- 13. Delaware (1: 292)
- 14. Maryland (1: 297)
- 15. Idaho (1: 309)
- 16. Georgia (1: 325)
- 17. Indiana (1: 335)
- 18. Missouri (1: 345)
- 19. Texas (1: 355)
- 20. D.C. (1: 359)
- 21. Wyoming (1: 367)
- 22. Ohio (1: 374)
- 23. Kansas (1: 375)
- 24. Michigan (1: 382)
- 25. Oregon (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)
List of people and fictional characters
See also
References
- ^ a b c Taylor Meaning at Forebears
- ^ "Clan Taylor". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ Tailor at Oxford Dictionaries
- ^ "Surname: Taylor". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
- ^ "UK Surnames Ranking". UK Surname Map.
- ^ "Taylor Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History". 2 February 2016.
- ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:2000 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 10 May 2010.
- ^ German-speaking immigrants to English-speaking countries often anglicized the name to Taylor.
- ^ a b Taylor Surname Distribution
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