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
School 1,294
Coal Miner Hewer 136
General Labourer 72
Weaver 68
Labourer 62
None 59
Dressmaker 58
Private Means 54
Cotton Weaver 53
Farm Labourer 51
General Servant (domestic) 50
Farmer 49
At Home 46
Housekeeper 44
Joiner 44
Coal Miner (hewer) 41
Clerk 36
House Keeper 35
Assisting In The Business 33
House Painter 32
Assisting In Business 29
At School 27
Shop Assistant 26
Charwoman 25
Carter 25

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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