How common is the surname Saylor?

16,010 people in the United States had the surname Saylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,285 Americans. It ranked 2,276th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Saylor?

Morgan Saylor, American actress, followed by Steven Saylor.

Where is the surname Saylor most common?

Wikidata records people named Saylor in the United States.

Is the surname Saylor getting more or less common?

More common. 15,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,010 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Saylor also a first name?

Yes. Saylor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Saylor

An occupational surname, carried by 16,010 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S460 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Saylor is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

From Old French sailleor (“dancer, acrobat”).

Saylor is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,010 people named Saylor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,285 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,547.

#2,276

rank among US surnames

16,010

people in 2010

5.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #2,145)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,268	McNally	16,039	19,250
#2,269	Schreiber	16,034	19,256
#2,270	Earl	16,027	19,264
#2,271	Berman	16,025	19,266
#2,272	Schaeffer	16,024	19,268
#2,273	Cheek	16,020	19,273
#2,274	Fenton	16,017	19,276

Who is named Saylor

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Saylor identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Saylors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Morgan Saylor
American actress, born 1994
Steven Saylor
American writer, born 1956
Michael J. Saylor
American business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (born 1965)
Syd Saylor
Actor (1895-1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Saylor

Saylor has the Soundex code S460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S460.

Questions

Where does the surname Saylor come from?: From Old French sailleor (“dancer, acrobat”).
How common is the surname Saylor?: 16,010 people in the United States had the surname Saylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,285 Americans. It ranked 2,276th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Saylor?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Saylor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Saylor?: Morgan Saylor, American actress, followed by Steven Saylor.
Where is the surname Saylor most common?: Wikidata records people named Saylor in the United States.
What type of surname is Saylor?: Saylor is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Saylor getting more or less common?: More common. 15,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,010 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Saylor also a first name?: Yes. Saylor is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.