# Naylor (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/naylor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,745 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,169 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,438 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (15,930 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Nailor, Nayler |

## Etymology

An English occupational surname for a maker of nails.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Naylor in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Naylor in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Naylor

- Gloria Naylor, American writer (1950–2016)
- Lee Naylor, Australian sprinter
- Mya-Lecia Naylor, British actress, model, singer and YouTuber
- Zoe Naylor, Australian actress

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.