2,861 documented Taylor ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
Occupational surname for a tailor (Old French 'tailleur'); among the most common English trade names.
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 2,842 Taylor records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Robert, John, Mary, William and Charles.
Of the 2,821 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 77 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Robert Taylor, born 1796 in England.
Documented Taylor families on this page come from Biographical Record of Champaign County, Ohio, Biographical Record, Ohio and Biographical history of Shelby and Audubon counties, Iowa.
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Deceased Taylor ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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Occupational surname for a tailor (Old French 'tailleur'); among the most common English trade names.
The documented line here reaches back to 1796. Most Taylor lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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