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The popularity of the surname "Taylor" (in the countries of England, Wales and Scotland) was incorrect - the link provided was also to the surname Thomas, not Taylor (From forebears.io)
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|author=Cottle, Basil |title=Penguin Dictionary of Surnames |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1967
|location=Baltimore, MDISBN: |isbn=978-0-14-051032-4 }}</ref> The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the [[County of Somerset]], [[South West England]] in 1182,.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Taylor |title=Surname: Taylor |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> Taylor is the fourth most common surname in Wales, the 11th most common in England and 97th most common in Scotland.<ref name=SUR>[http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/thomas Taylor Surname Distribution at Forebears]</ref> It is also common in other [[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),<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]] (9 May 1995). [[s:2000 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)]]. Retrieved on 10-5-2010.</ref> but has a low incidence in [[Ireland]], where it is mostly concentrated in [[Ulster|the North]].<ref name=SUR />
|location=Baltimore, MDISBN: |isbn=978-0-14-051032-4 }}</ref> The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the [[County of Somerset]], [[South West England]] in 1182,.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Taylor |title=Surname: Taylor |publisher=surnamedb.com |accessdate=2008-02-01}}</ref> Taylor is the 5th most common surname in England, the 11th most common in Scotland and the 22nd most common in Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forebears.io/surnames/taylor#nations2014 |title= Taylor Surname Meaning and Statistics |publisher=forebears.io |accessdate=2016-01-02}}</ref>. It is also common in other [[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),<ref>[[United States Census Bureau]] (9 May 1995). [[s:2000 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100)]]. Retrieved on 10-5-2010.</ref> but has a low incidence in [[Ireland]], where it is mostly concentrated in [[Ulster|the North]].<ref name=SUR />


==Geographical Distribution==
==Geographical Distribution==

Revision as of 01:19, 2 January 2016

Not to be confused with Tayler.
Taylor
The name Taylor comes from those who used to hold the occupation of tailor, as seen above.
PronunciationTAY-ler'
Origin
Word/nameFrance
Meaning"tailor"
Region of originEngland

Taylor (\ta(y)-lor\) is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname (meaning tailor) in England[1][2] It is derived from the Old French tailleur ("cutter"),[3] which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator, from taliare ("to cut").[4][5] The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset, South West England in 1182,.[6] Taylor is the 5th most common surname in England, the 11th most common in Scotland and the 22nd most common in Wales.[7]. It is also common in other 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),[8] but has a low incidence in Ireland, where it is mostly concentrated in the North.[9]

Geographical Distribution

At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname Taylor was highest in the following counties:[10]

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: Template:Multicol

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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:[10] Template:Multicol

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The frequency of the surname was highest (over four times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: Template:Multicol

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See also

References

  1. ^ Taylor Meaning at Forebears
  2. ^ Template:WebCite
  3. ^ Tailor at Oxford Dictionaries
  4. ^ "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 14 October 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Taylor".
  5. ^ Cottle, Basil (1967). Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MDISBN:: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051032-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ "Surname: Taylor". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-02-01.
  7. ^ "Taylor Surname Meaning and Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  8. ^ United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:2000 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 10-5-2010.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference SUR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b Taylor Surname Distribution
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