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 1,622
Coal Miner 253
General Labourer 97
Cotton Weaver 93
Dress Maker 81
Living On Own Means 77
Domestic Servant 71
Agricultural Labourer 68
Farmer 60
Worsted Spinner 54
Labourer 50
Living On Her Own Means 46
General Servant Domestic 42
Grocer 39
Worsted Weaver 39
Joiner 36
Blacksmith 35
House Keeper 35
General Servant 34
Cotton Spinner 30
Carter 26
Stone Mason 26
Gardener 25
Tailoress 24
Cloth Weaver 24

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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