# Taylor
## English
### Etymology

From tailor.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈteɪlɚ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ)

### Proper noun

Taylor (plural Taylors)
* An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.
* A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
** 2001, Paul Theroux, Hotel Honolulu, page 206:"I wanted to call her Taylor, but my husband said no," Sweetie was telling one of the Christmas party guests. "Taylor means a tailor," I said. "It seems inauspicious. Like calling her Cobbler." "That's a kind of drink," said Nani.
* (rare) A surname from Irish [in turn originating as an occupation], an anglicization of Táilliúir (“tailor”).

### Proper noun

Taylor
* A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for architect Florence Mary Taylor.
* A district municipality in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; named for trapper Herbert Taylor.
* A locale in the United States:
** A town in Geneva County and Houston County, Alabama; named for an early settler family.
** A town in Navajo County, Arizona; named for John Taylor, 3rd President of the LDS Church.
** A minor city in Columbia County, Arkansas.
** An unincorporated community in Union Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
** An unincorporated community in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
** An unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland.
** A city in Wayne County, Michigan; named for Zachary Taylor, 12th president of the United States.
** A town in Lafayette County, Mississippi; named for early settler John Taylor.
** A village, the county seat of Loup County, Nebraska; named for early settler Ed Taylor.
** A town in Cortland County, New York; named for Zachary Taylor.
** A minor city in Stark County, North Dakota; named for railroad official David R. Taylor.
** An unincorporated community in Beckham County, Oklahoma; named for postmaster Jeremiah H. Taylor.
** An unincorporated community in Cotton County, Oklahoma; named for local merchant John Taylor.
** A borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
** A city in Williamson County, Texas; named for railroad official Edward Moses Taylor.
** An unincorporated community in Weber County, Utah.
** A ghost town in King County, Washington.
** An unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia.
** A village in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
** A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
** A number of townships in the United States, listed under Taylor Township.

#### Usage notes

* Popular given name at the turn of the 21st century, in the US mostly female, in Britain more often male.

#### Alternative forms

* (surname): Tailor
* (given name): Tayler

#### Synonyms

* (surname meaning "tailor"): Snyder

#### Derived terms

* Mamie Taylor
* Taylor County
* Taylor expansion
* Taylorism
* Taylorsville
* Taylorville

#### Related terms

* Tayla

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Taylor is the 17th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 751,209 individuals. Taylor is most common among White (65.4%) and Black/African American (28.4%) individuals.
* Taylor is the 4th most common surname in the United Kingdom, belonging to 262,832 individuals.

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Taylor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tɛj.lɔʁ/, /tej.lɔʁ/ ~ /tɛj.lɔʁ/, /tɛj.lœʁ/, /tej.lœʁ/ ~ /tɛj.lœʁ/

### Proper noun

Taylor m or f
* a surname from English
* a unisex given name from English, of modern usage