<P> Taylor is a surname used in the British Isles of French and Latin origin which originated as a Norman occupational surname ( meaning tailor ) in France It is derived from the Old French tailleur ( `` cutter '' ) , which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator , from taliare ( `` to cut '' ) . The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset , South West England in 1182 . `` Taylor '' is the fifth-most common surname in England , the 11th-most common in Scotland and the 22nd-most common in Wales . It is also common in other English speaking countries ( especially Australia , Canada , New Zealand , and the United States , where it was the tenth most frequently encountered surname in the 2000 US Census ) , but has a low incidence in Ireland , where it is mostly concentrated in the North . It is often the anglicized form of the German surname Schneider . </P>
<P> Taylor is a surname used in the British Isles of French and Latin origin which originated as a Norman occupational surname ( meaning tailor ) in France It is derived from the Old French tailleur ( `` cutter '' ) , which is in turn derived from the Late Latin taliator , from taliare ( `` to cut '' ) . The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset , South West England in 1182 . `` Taylor '' is the fifth-most common surname in England , the 11th-most common in Scotland and the 22nd-most common in Wales . It is also common in other English speaking countries ( especially Australia , Canada , New Zealand , and the United States , where it was the tenth most frequently encountered surname in the 2000 US Census ) , but has a low incidence in Ireland , where it is mostly concentrated in the North . It is often the anglicized form of the German surname Schneider . </P>
where did the last name taylor come from
where did the last name taylor come from
the British Isles of French and Latin origin
the British Isles of French and Latin origin