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

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Naylor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Naylor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,113
Coal Miner 242
Agricultural Labourer 110
Dress Maker 82
Worsted Weaver 81
Domestic Servant 79
Worsted Spinner 73
Cotton Weaver 65
General Labourer 56
General Servant 55
Labourer 52
Annuitant 43
Joiner 38
House Keeper 37
General Servant Domestic 35
Laundress 34
Stone Mason 34
Woollen Weaver 34
Farmers Son 30
Farm Labourer 29
Charwoman 27
No Occupation 25
Grocer 25
Milliner 24
Butcher 23

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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