Saylor Surname

26,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Saylor Surname Definition:

= Sailer, Sailor, q.v.

Saylor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,2651:17,8862,266
Canada1751:210,54620,414
Australia1301:207,65920,175
England241:2,321,58686,519
Guam121:13,3432,098
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6691:18,8162,393

Saylor (219) may also be a first name.

Saylor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Sailer, Sailor, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who danced at fair and festival; one who worked on a ship, a seaman.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaylor92634/
Saiylor921/
Sayllor921/
Saylord921/
Saylore921/
Salor911,346/
Sylor9167/
Sayelord861/
Schaylor860/
Sailor833,997/
Salort832,000/
Saelor831,739/
Salord831,220/
Salour83381/
Saylar83295/
Zaylor8364/
Sallor8357/
Seylor8335/
Saloor8332/
Shalor8328/
Sealor8325/
Salore8318/
Saalor836/
Salyor835/
Salotr835/
Salior834/
Saulor833/
Szylor832/
Salgor831/
Shylor831/
Sahlor830/
Soylor830/
Satlor830/
Sayılar77114/
Shealor7781/
Shailor7753/
Saillor7717/
Salortt7716/
Sealord776/
Sauloor775/
Saahlor775/
Shalour774/
Shaloor773/
Sayilar772/
Shaylar772/
Sailord772/
Seyllor772/
Saliord772/
Saailor771/
Saaloor771/
Chaylor771/
Schylor771/
Shylore771/
Shallor771/
Sauloir771/
Sahlour771/
Saalour771/
Saulojr771/
Saylare771/
Szalgor771/
Sayllar771/
Sealuor771/
Saelhor771/
Saelour771/
Sheylor770/
Saylure770/
Sailorr770/
Schalor770/
Salar7330,260/
Salur733,430/
Silor73191/
Selor73145/
Sylar73140/
Cylor7311/
Zalor736/
Sylur731/
Salár731/
Saillour71703/
Sayallar7124/
Sajallor718/
Schallor712/
Schayler712/
Schaloer711/
Sayahlar711/
Shailore711/
Salorova711/
Sallourd711/
Schuylor710/
Salgar6713,345/
Shalar671,478/
Shelor671,337/
Salaar671,256/
Salğar67957/
Salare67950/
Çaylar67936/
Szylar67841/
Sağlar67788/
Saleur67441/
Soylar67433/
Silorh67409/
Salard67396/
Selore67331/
Sallar67224/
Sailar67157/
Seylar67119/
Salart6791/
Zealor6785/
Selior6780/
Selgor6780/
Salhar6774/
Sallur6770/
Salaur6764/
Sylard6753/
Selour6751/
Salarh6741/
Soulor6736/
Silore6730/
Seelor6728/
Sahlur6727/
Ceylor6727/
Chalor6722/
Salyar6721/
Saliar6717/
Sallár6717/
Saalar6714/
Zaylar6712/
Salarz6711/
Szalár6710/
Seilor679/
Shilor678/
Satlar677/
Salure676/
Sahlar676/
Shylar674/
Saular673/
Sailur672/
Sielor672/
Zaloir672/
Saalur671/
Salahr671/
Salourova671/
Hsalar671/
Cislor671/
Schallohr671/
Sylgar671/
Sehlor671/
Saluir671/
Zalour671/
Sselor671/
Salarp671/
Salasr671/
Salatr671/
Szalar671/
Sylarz671/
Sealur671/
Salhur671/
Sialar671/
Cealor671/
Sislor670/
Seloor670/
Sealar670/
Siloer670/
Suilor670/
Selord670/
Zallor670/

Saylor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saylor in the Russian language
Сайлорsajlor-

Search for Another Surname

Saylor Reference & Research

Saylor FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Saylor FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saylor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis