Tailor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Tailor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tailor family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 126
Agricultural Labourer 62
Labourer 38
House Servant 37
Servant 27
At Home 20
Farm Servant 14
Dress Maker 13
General Servant 12
Farm Labourer 11
Pauper 10
Carpenter 9
Farmers Labourer 8
Shoe Maker 7
Tramp 7
House Keeper 7
Annuitant 7
Coal Miner 6
Glover 6
Tailor 6
Butcher 5
Painter 5
Farmer's Daughter 5
House Maid 4
Farmers Daughter 4

Tailor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Taylor 83% 1,296,984
2 Tayler 67% 24,371
3 Tailor 100% 8,315
4 Tiler 67% 529
5 Taller 67% 439
6 Taylar 67% 409
7 Talor 83% 402
8 Tailer 83% 296
9 Toler 50% 253
10 Taylour 71% 198
11 Teylor 67% 136
12 Atler 50% 127
13 Otler 33% 111
14 Tooler 50% 103

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The surname Tailor is the 3rd most popular variant of Taylor.

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