Taylor

Meanings

1. An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation; variant form Tailor.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname; variant form Tayler.
3. A surname from Irish Táilliúir (“tailor”) [in turn originating as an occupation].

1. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
2. A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
3. Numerous places in the United States:
4. A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.
5. A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
6. A minor city in Columbia County, Arkansas.
7. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
8. An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
9. An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
10. A city in Wayne County, Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
11. A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
12. A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.

1. Obsolete form of tailor.

Etymology

From tailor.