Saylor Surname
Approximately 20,680 people bear this surname
Saylor Surname Definition:
= Sailer, Sailor, q.v.
Saylor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,265 | 1:17,886 | 2,266 |
| Canada | 175 | 1:210,546 | 20,414 |
| Australia | 130 | 1:207,659 | 20,175 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,669 | 1:18,816 | 2,393 |
Saylor (219) may also be a first name.
Saylor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Sailer, Sailor, q.v.
(English) One who danced at fair and festival; one who worked on a ship, a seaman.
This surname is very rare indeed. This is not a little singular, considering the commonness of the employment. In the Hundred Bolls we have it in the forms of Le Sailliur, Le Saylliur, and Le Saler.
Saylor Demographics
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Saylor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saylor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saylor (Russian: Сайлор) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saylor? popularity and diffusion
Saylor is the 26,024th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 352,396 people. Saylor is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Saylor live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 609,814th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 219 people.
Saylor is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 20,265 people, or 1 in 17,886. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 10 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Saylor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Saylor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Saylor surname increased 759 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Saylor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Saylor surname is principally Anglican (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Saylor surname are 24.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.06% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Saylor earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.56% less than the national average, earning $40,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $45,424 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saylor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saylor in the Russian language | ||
| Сайлор | sajlor | - |
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Saylor Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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