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
Living On Own Means 117
Dress Maker 95
Coal Miner Hewer 85
General Labourer 83
Cotton Weaver 75
General Servant Domestic 64
Farmer 58
Worsted Spinner 57
Scholar 49
Cotton Spinner 43
Worsted Weaver 39
Housemaid Domestic 34
Stone Mason 33
Coal Hewer 32
Woollen Weaver 31
Coal Miner 29
Cook Domestic 28
Domestic Servant 28
Blacksmith 25
House Painter 25
House Keeper Domestic 24
Servant Domestic 24
Cotton Winder 24
Charwoman 23
Tailoress 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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