Saylors Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Saylors Surname Definition:

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

Saylors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9261:188,19318,687
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:193,89516,985

Saylors Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Saylors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saylors is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Saylors? popularity and diffusion

The last name Saylors is the 212,895th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Saylors reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,926 people, or 1 in 188,193. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Georgia, where 12 percent live and South Carolina, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent live and Mexico, where 0 percent live.

Saylors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Saylors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Saylors surname expanded 744 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Saylors Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Saylors surname are 22.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saylors earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salors9224/
Sailors862,053/
Saliors865/
Saulors861/
Shalors861/
Saylars860/
Sallors860/
Saloyrs860/
Shallors800/
Saillors800/
Sailorss800/
Salars7754/
Sylars772/
Salurs771/
Selors771/
Silors771/
Salyars7174/
Schalhorst714/
Sallars714/
Seilors713/
Seloers711/
Shalars711/
Saliars711/
Sailurs711/
Sailars711/
Zealors710/
Sielors710/
Zallors710/
Salgars710/
Selhorst672,219/
Salhurst675/
Saliarse674/
Schallhorst671/
Saularse671/
Shailars671/
Selhorse671/
Shallars670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Saylors
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