Taylor Family History

Taylor Surname Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a tailor from Anglo-Norman French Middle English taillour ‘tailor’ (Old French tailleor tailleur; Late Latin taliator from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland.

In North America, it has absorbed equivalents from other languages, many of which are also common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example, German Schneider and Hungarian Szabo. It is also very common among African Americans.

In some cases, it is also an Americanized form of French Terrien ‘owner of a farmland’ or of its altered forms, such as Therrien and Terrian.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Aylor, Saylor, Naylor, Paylor, Tailor, Tallon, Kaylor, Meylor, Tabor, Tabler

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859K	Military Records
732K	Immigration Records
6M	Census and Voter Lists
13M	Member Trees

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Where is the Taylor family from?

You can see how Taylor families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Taylor family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Taylor families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 41,329 Taylor families living in Lancashire. This was about 22% of all the recorded Taylor's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Taylor families in 1891.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Taylor surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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What did your Taylor ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Taylor. 5% of Taylor men worked as a General labourer and 62% of Taylor women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Taylor were Incapacitated and Incapacitated.

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We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

62%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

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Census Record

There are 6M census records available for the last name Taylor. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Taylor census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 732K immigration records available for the last name Taylor. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 859K military records available for the last name Taylor. For the veterans among your Taylor ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Taylor lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Taylor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Taylor in 1940 was 43, and 73 in 2004.

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Taylor Surname Meaning

In some cases, it is also an Americanized form of French Terrien ‘owner of a farmland’ or of its altered forms, such as Therrien and Terrian.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Taylor family from?

What did your Taylor ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

Builders labourer

Bricklayer

Incapacitated

Unpaid domestic duties

62%

Unpaid domestic

Housewife

Incapacitated

What Taylor family records will you find?

What is the average Taylor lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Taylor life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Taylor in 1940 was 43, and 73 in 2004.

Taylor Family History

Taylor Surname Meaning

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Taylor Surname Meaning

30 million record(s) for Taylor

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Where is the Taylor family from?

What did your Taylor ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Taylor family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Taylor lifespan?

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