Naylor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Naylor Name Meaning: Occupational name for a maker of nails a variant of middle English nayle 'nail'.

The medieval nail-maker was a key member of the construction & ship builing trade.A majority of homes were also built from wood.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Naylor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Naylor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 820
Coal Miner 114
Agricultural Labourer 94
At Home 94
House Servant 88
Wool Comber 68
Labourer 57
Dress Maker 54
Servant 42
Power Loom Weaver 35
Weaver 35
House Keeper 31
Shoe Maker 30
Wife 28
Stone Mason 26
Farm Labourer 25
Errand Boy 24
Scholar At Home 22
Joiner 21
Blacksmith 21
Tailor 21
Butcher 21
Laundress 19
Mechanic 19
Annuitant 18

Naylor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Naylor 100% 75,713
2 Nayler 83% 4,155
3 Nailor 83% 1,710
4 Nailer 67% 550
5 Neylor 83% 223
6 Naylar 83% 190

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The surname Naylor is the most popular version of all its varients

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