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Taylor (''\ta(y)-lor\'') is a surname in the English language which originated as an occupational surname (meaning tailor) in England〔(Taylor Meaning at Forebears )〕〔〕 It is derived from the Old French ''tailleur'' ("cutter"),〔(Tailor ) at Oxford Dictionaries〕 which is in turn derived from the Late Latin ''taliator'', from ''taliare'' ("to cut").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Learn about the family history of your surname ) which cited for the surname "Taylor".〕 The first historical evidence of the surname dates to the County of Somerset, South West England in 1182,.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Surname: Taylor )〕 Taylor is the fourth most common surname in Wales, the 11th most common in England and 97th most common in Scotland.〔(Taylor Surname Distribution at Forebears )〕 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),〔United States Census Bureau (9 May 1995). s:2000 Census Name Files dist.all.last (1-100). Retrieved on 10-5-2010.〕 but has a low incidence in Ireland, where it is mostly concentrated in the North.〔 ==Geographical Distribution== At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname ''Taylor'' was highest in the following counties:〔(Taylor Surname Distribution )〕 * 1. Kincardineshire (1: 75) * 2. Kinross-shire (1: 89) * 3. Lancashire (1: 90) * 4. Worcestershire (1: 100) * 5. Orkney (1: 100) * 6. Aberdeenshire (1: 101) * 7. Derbyshire (1: 102) * 8. Banffshire (1: 103) * 9. Westmorland (1: 106) * 10. Herefordshire (1: 111) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: * 1. Turks and Caicos Islands (1: 107) * 2. The Bahamas (1: 174) * 3. Montserrat (1: 214) * 4. Jamaica (1: 218) * 5. Liberia (1: 259) * 6. Guernsey (1: 280) * 7. Norfolk Island (1: 288) * 8. Saint Kitts and Nevis (1: 291) * 9. Barbados (1: 304) * 10. Scotland (1: 306) * 11. England (1: 310) * 12. Australia (1: 312) As of 2014, 57.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Taylor'' were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1: 407) in the following U.S. states:〔(Taylor Surname Distribution )〕 * 1. Mississippi (1: 197) * 2. Tennessee (1: 212) * 3. Alabama (1: 224) * 4. West Virginia (1: 225) * 5. Arkansas (1: 229) * 6. Kentucky (1: 250) * 7. Utah (1: 252) * 8. Virginia (1: 255) * 9. South Carolina (1: 261) * 10. North Carolina (1: 270) * 11. Oklahoma (1: 274) * 12. Louisiana (1: 284) * 13. Delaware (1: 292) * 14. Maryland (1: 297) * 15. Idaho (1: 309) * 16. Georgia (1: 325) * 17. Indiana (1: 335) * 18. Missouri (1: 345) * 19. Texas (1: 355) * 20. D.C. (1: 359) * 21. Wyoming (1: 367) * 22. Ohio (1: 374) * 23. Kansas (1: 375) * 24. Michigan (1: 382) * 25. Oregon (1: 396) The frequency of the surname was highest (over four times the national average) in the following U.S. counties: * 1. Wayne County, Utah (1: 25) * 2. Bacon County, Georgia (1: 31) * 3. Clay County, W.Va. (1: 47) * 4. Haywood County, Tenn. (1: 50) * 5. Borden County, Texas (1: 53) * 6. McCreary County, Ky. (1: 64) * 7. Dickens County, Texas (1: 64) * 8. Tallahatchie County, Miss. (1: 69) * 9. Thomas County, Neb. (1: 70) * 10. Yakutat, Alaska (1: 74) * 11. Accomack County, Va. (1: 74) * 12. Pleasants County, W. Va. (1: 74) * 13. Sussex County, Va. (1: 75) * 14. Noxubee County, Miss. (1: 76) * 15. Red River Parish, La. (1: 79) * 16. Roane County, W.Va. (1: 81) * 17. Ware County, Ga. (1: 82) * 18. Essex County, Va. (1: 82) * 19. Greene County, N.C. (1: 82) * 20. Washington County, Ala. (1: 84) * 21. Lauderdale County, Tenn. (1: 86) * 22. Judith Basin County, Mont. (1: 88) * 23. Buckingham County, Va. (1: 89) * 24. Lamar County, Ala. (1: 90) * 25. Lowndes County, Ala. (1: 90) * 26. Marion County, Ala. (1: 94) * 27. Martin County, N.C. (1: 94) * 28. Grayson County, Va. (1: 95) * 29. Jones County, N.C. (1: 95) * 30. Moore County, Tenn. (1: 95) * 31. Northampton County, N.C. (1: 99) * 32. Lenoir County, N.C. (1: 100) * 33. Bolivar County, Miss. (1: 100) * 34. Tunica County, Miss. (1: 101) * 35. DeKalb County, Tenn. (1: 101) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taylor (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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