Naylor Surname

11,296th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Naylor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nailer,' a maker of nails. In the North of England, where the occupation is early found, the surname has taken the almost universal form of Naylor. following on the lines of Taylor.

John le Naylere, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Naylor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States22,2771:16,2712,063
England18,8331:2,959391
Australia3,4401:7,8481,166
Canada1,9951:18,4692,610
New Zealand7191:6,2981,056
South Africa4621:117,26813,969
Scotland3991:13,4181,746
Wales3591:8,620954
Jamaica1421:20,2111,765
Spain1411:331,57519,344
Ireland961:49,0513,577
France891:746,32392,306
Thailand831:851,064135,450
Northern Ireland761:24,2772,748
Isle of Man691:1,244200
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Chile261:677,55715,745
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway191:270,64728,127
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Panama181:217,3486,003
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
China91:151,924,6187,954
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1751:25,3142,729
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,1961:2,177312
Scotland541:69,3194,089
Wales381:41,2742,182
Jersey131:3,991684
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6861:13,6241,747

Naylor (449) may also be a first name.

Naylor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the nailer,' a maker of nails. In the North of England, where the occupation is early found, the surname has taken the almost universal form of Naylor. following on the lines of Taylor.

John le Naylere, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Stephen le Naylere, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Johannes Nayler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Nayler, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Stronger, nayler, 1379: ibid.

1565. Married — Robert Nayler and Margaret Larke: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1603. Baptised — William, s. Wylfrecan Naylor: ibid.

1744. Married — John Hicks and Sarah Naylor: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Nail-Maker [Middle English nayler(e; Middle English nayl, Old English nœgel, a nail + the agential suff. -ere] John le Naylere.—Plac. de Quo Warr. ‘Cloutier, a nayler, a nayle-smith; a seller or maker of nayles.’—Cotgrave, French Dict., A.D. 1611.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Nail Maker” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who made nails.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A maker of nails.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Some of the Naylors of Derbyshire are probably connected in their descent with Christopher Nayler of Derby, who, in 1666, left bequests for the poor of the parishes of St. Alkmund and St. Michael in that town (G.). The name is still in Derby.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Naylor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Naylor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Naylor (Arabic: نلور, Russian: Найлор) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Naylor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Naylor is the 11,296th most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 146,519 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Naylor are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 403,949th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 449 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 22,277 people, or 1 in 16,271. In The United States Naylor is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Naylor occurs in 81 countries. It is also found in England, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Naylor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Naylor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Naylor last name rose 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 739 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 945 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 45 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Naylor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Naylor surname is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Naylor surname are 13.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Naylor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.29% less than the national average, earning 248,176 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.94% more than the national average, earning R 387,204 per year; in United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.6% more than the national average, earning $51,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naylore922/
Nayllor921/
Naiylor920/
Nalor9152/
Nylor9114/
Nailor831,300/
Naylar8347/
Neylor8321/
Nalore8317/
Nallor8313/
Nealor8313/
Naloor839/
Naalor836/
Nalyor832/
Nahlor832/
Noylor831/
Naylur831/
Nalour831/
Nalhor831/
Naslor830/
Najlor830/
Nalloor7737/
Nallore777/
Nhaloor771/
Nailord771/
Naloure771/
Nayolar771/
Naulhor771/
Nilor73407/
Nalar73157/
Nelor73125/
Nalur7351/
Nehyalor716/
Nalloore713/
Nayllard711/
Nallar671,076/
Nallur67411/
Nehlor6766/
Neilor6757/
Nailar6755/
Nalgar6752/
Nalare6748/
Nalure6738/
Nelore6717/
Ngelor6716/
Naslar6713/
Nilore678/
Neloor675/
Natlar674/
Nalard673/
Ngalur673/
Neelor672/
Nilord672/
Nelord672/
Noilor671/
Naelar671/
Nalarz671/
Naulur671/
Nelhor671/
Nelior671/
Nailur671/
Naliar671/
Nilour671/
Nalurt670/
Neslor670/

Naylor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Naylor in the Russian language
Найлорnajlor-
Naylor in the Arabic language
نلورnlwr-
نايلورnaylwr-

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