Naylor Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Naylor Name Meaning: Occupational name for a maker of nails a variant of middle English nayle 'nail'.

The medieval nail-maker was a key member of the construction & ship builing trade.A majority of homes were also built from wood.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Naylor Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Naylor family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 171
Agricultural Labourer 131
Independent 121
Labourer 102
Farmer 76
Weaver 58
Coal Miner 56
Worsted Weaver 51
Wool Comber 45
Male Servant 44
Shoe Maker 34
Joiner 33
Dress Maker 26
Silk Weaver 25
Tailor 25
Cotton Weaver 24
Clothier 23
Woollen Weaver 19
Worsted Spinner 19
Stuff Weaver 18
Carpenter 17
Cotton Spinner 17
Clerk 16
Butcher 15
Ag Labourer 15

Naylor Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Naylor 100% 75,713
2 Nayler 83% 4,155
3 Nailor 83% 1,710
4 Nailer 67% 550
5 Neylor 83% 223
6 Naylar 83% 190

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