The Taylor Surname
- Meaning
- cutter of cloth
- Type
- Occupational
- Root
- Old French tailleur
- Chiefly
- Throughout England
From the Anglo-Norman tailleour, one who cuts — the cutting being the skilled part of making a garment, and the sewing the part anyone could do.
It is one of the most numerous English surnames, and reached that position within a couple of centuries of the trade arriving with Norman fashion.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Taylor name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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