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Taylor (\ta(y)-lor\) is a Middle English occupational surname of Old French origin, derived from the Norman French word taileur ("a cutter-out of cloth").^[1][2] First historical evidence of the surname dates to County of Somerset in 1182. Its increasing popularity through the centuries is attributed to refugees from continental Europe with the equivalent surname (Russian/"Portnov", German/"Schneider", Hungarian/"Szabo") entering Britain, and switching to the English language translation "Taylor". According to the UK National Trust surname profiler, Taylor is the fifth most common surname in Great Britain. It is also common in other English speaking countries (especially Australia, Canada, and New Zealand), but has a low incidence in Ireland.[1][2] Scottish namebearers in the Cowal region are historically associated with the Taylor sept, their surname evolving from the nickname Taillear Dubh ("black tailor"), to the surname Mac-an-taillear ("son of the tailor"), to present-day Taylor.

Taylor has been a common masculine given name since the 19th century, and common feminine given name since the late 1970s in English language countries.^[3][4]

• A. J. P. Taylor (1906 – 1990), English historian
• Alfred Edward Taylor (1869 - 1945), British philosopher
• Allan Taylor (born 1953), English football player
• Bryan Taylor (born 1932), English cricketer
• Brook Taylor (1685 – 1731), English mathematician
• Casper R. Taylor, Jr. (born 1934), former Maryland politician
• Chuck Taylor (1901 - 1969), basketball player and sneaker pioneer
• Charles Asampong Taylor (born 1981), Ghanaian football player
• Charles Ghankay Taylor (born 1948), former President of Liberia
• Clayton Taylor, American author and aviator
• David/Dave Taylor, disambiguation page
• Dean Taylor, disambiguation page
• Dick Taylor, disambiguation page
• Elizabeth Taylor (born 1932), American actress
• E.P. Taylor (1901 - 1989), Canadian businessman & horsebreeder
• Fawcett G. Taylor (1878 - ?), Canadian politician and judge
• Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856 - 1915), American engineer
• Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886 - 1975), British physicist and mathematician
• Gwen Taylor (born 1939), English actress
• Herbie Taylor (1889 - 1973), South African cricketer
• James Taylor (born 1948), singer-songwriter
• James "JT" Taylor (born 1953), lead singer of Kool & the Gang
• Jermain Taylor (born 1978), former undisputed middleweight boxing champion of the world
• Jim Taylor (born 1935), American football player with the Green Bay Packers
• Candy Jim Taylor (1884–1948), Negro league baseball player and manager
• John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837 - 1909), American businessman
• John Taylor (1808 - 1887), third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Johnathan Taylor (born 1979), American football player
• Kenneth M. Taylor, American WWII pilot
• Lindsay Taylor (born 1981), American women's basketball player
• Maria Taylor (born 1976), singer
• Mark Taylor, disambiguation page
• Maxwell Davenport Taylor (1901 - 1987), American General and diplomat
• Megan Taylor (1920- 1993), British Olympic speed skater
• Noah Taylor (born 1969), Australian actor
• Patrick Gordon Taylor (1896-1966), Australian author and aviator
• Richard Taylor (born 1962), British mathematician
• Robert Taylor, disambiguation page
• Rod Taylor (born 1932), Australian actor
• Rod Taylor (born ?), Jamaican singer
• Roger Meddows-Taylor (born 1949), English drummer with the band Queen
• Russi Taylor (born 1944), American voice actress
• Ruth Taylor (1961 - 2006), Canadian poet
• Sean Taylor (1983 - 2007), American football player
• Thomas Wardlaw Taylor (1933 - 1917), Canadian lawyer and judge
• Tom Taylor (writer) (born 1978), Australian playwright and editorial writer
• Tiffany Taylor (born 1977), American model
• Veronica Taylor (born 1978), American voice actress
• Zachary Taylor (1784 – 1850), former United States President