TAYLOR

Taylor

Taylor is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname in England and Scotland. It is derived from the Old French tailleur, which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator, from taliare . The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset, South West England in 1182, and the first mention in Scottish records to circa 1276. According to the UK National Trust surname profiler, Taylor is the fifth most common surname in the United Kingdom. It is also common in other English speaking countries, but has a low incidence in Ireland, where it is mostly concentrated in the North.

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