Taylor: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Taylor | Boys
Origin of the name Taylor:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Anglo-French taillour (tailor), which is from the Old French taillier (to cut). The name arose as an occupational name.
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US Popularity of Taylor Over Time
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- Comments and insights on the name Taylor: | Edit
Tailors was a male only occupation. Females were, and to this day still are, seamstresses.
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Tay, Tor
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Taylor Hanson, American actor
Taylor Lautner, American actor
Taylor Hicks, American singer
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Current Popularity of Taylor by State
Global Popularity of the Name Taylor
- #72 in Scotland
- #88 in England
- #181 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #200 in Canada (Alberta)
- #256 in United States
