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Nayland Family History

Nayland Surname Meaning

from Nayland (Suffolk) which is recorded as Eilanda in 1086 and Neiland in 1227 or from any of several minor places in other counties named with Old English ēg-land ‘island’ with the N- from misdivision of Middle English atten eyland ‘at the island’.

Compare Reyland.

from Ó Nialláin see Nealon.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Nayland families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Nayland family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1880 and 1920. The most Nayland families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 4 Nayland families living in Lancashire. This was 100% of all the recorded Nayland's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Nayland families in 1891.
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Between 1986 and 1988, in the United States, Nayland life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Nayland in 1986 was 75, and 78 in 1988.

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