Meaning of the nameTailor
- Male
- English origin
- Tai-lor
Tailor is a spelling of the name Taylor, which means “English occupational surname, "tailor"”.
Meaning
“English occupational surname, "tailor"”
Meaning of the name Taylor, of which Tailor is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Taylor · Behind the Name: Taylor
- People (2022)
- 1,170
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,441
- Median age
- 18 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,084
- people
Tailor in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Tailor, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (328 people).
0 women 1,151 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Tailor is most common
States with the highest share of people named Tailor in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 608 | 0.006% |
| Santa Catarina | 112 | 0.002% |
| São Paulo | 88 | 0.000% |
| Minas Gerais | 78 | 0.000% |
| Paraná | 78 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 30 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 28 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 23 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 16 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Tailor
Matches the English word tailor, of which Taylor is a doublet according to Wiktionary.
About the name Taylor
Wiktionary records Taylor as an English occupational surname, from the English word tailor, which passed through Old French (taillier, tailleor) and goes back to the Latin tālea, and as a unisex name transferred from the surname. Behind the Name gives the same origin. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,464 people named Taylor, with a median age of 9; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. In Brazil the name is almost always male. Tailor and Thaylor are spellings in the same group.
Other spellings of Taylor
Sources
- Wiktionary: Taylor · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Taylor · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Tailor · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Tailor
What does the name Tailor mean?
Tailor means “English occupational surname, "tailor"”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Taylor, of which Tailor is a spelling.
How many people are named Tailor in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,170 people with the first name Tailor, which ranks it number 7,441 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Tailor a boy's or a girl's name?
Tailor is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,151 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Tailor?
Tailor is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Tailor most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Tailor (608 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Tailor?
Taylor and Thaylor. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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