| Taylor | |
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The name Taylor comes from those who used to hold the occupation of tailor, as seen above. |
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| Pronunciation | TAY-ler' |
| Meaning | "to cut" |
| Region of origin | England, France |
| Related names | Portnov, Schneider, Szabo, Tyler, Cameron [1] |
Taylor (\ta(y)-lor\) is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname in England[2] The name is derived from the Old French tailleur, which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator, from taliare meaning "to cut".[3][4] The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset, South West England in 1182,[5] and was first mentioned in Scottish records circa 1276.[6] According to the UK National Trust surname profiler, Taylor is the fifth most common surname in the United Kingdom.[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][10] The popularity of the surname has swelled by its adoption as an Americanized form of many other surnames from Europe, many of which are common among Ashkenazic Jews; examples of such names are: Schneider, Szabó, and Portnov.[3]
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.[11][12]
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