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 1,471
Coal Miner 140
Labourer 123
Agricultural Labourer 116
Worsted Weaver 82
Domestic Servant 78
Dress Maker 65
House Keeper 62
General Servant 61
Cotton Weaver 44
Stone Mason 40
Worsted Spinner 38
Woollen Weaver 35
Blacksmith 34
Joiner 32
Laundress 32
Mill Hand 32
Annuitant 29
Servant 28
Miner 27
Butcher 25
Farm Servant 25
Farm Labourer 23
Tailor 23
Weaver 22

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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