How common is the surname Traylor?

13,341 people in the United States had the surname Traylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,143 Americans. It ranked 2,701st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Traylor?

Robert Traylor, American basketball player (1977–2011), followed by Bill Traylor.

Where is the surname Traylor most common?

Wikidata records people named Traylor in the United States.

How do you pronounce Traylor?

Traylor is /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Traylor getting more or less common?

More common. 12,627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,341 in 2010, up 5.7%.

Is Traylor also a first name?

Yes. Traylor 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 Traylor

A surname, carried by 13,341 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex T646

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Traylor is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,341 people named Traylor in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,143 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,627.

#2,701

rank among US surnames

13,341

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,630)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,692	Carrier	13,377	23,080
#2,694	William	13,373	23,087
#2,695	Asher	13,371	23,091
#2,696	Shell	13,369	23,094
#2,697	Layne	13,367	23,098
#2,698	Gilliland	13,351	23,125
#2,699	Alba	13,347	23,132

Who is named Traylor

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

55% of people named Traylor identified as white (not Hispanic), 39% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 39%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Traylors

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Traylor
American basketball player (1977–2011)
Bill Traylor
African American artist and sharecropper (1854-1949)
Susan Traylor
American actress, born 1964
Big Boss Man
American professional wrestler (1963-2004)

Questions

How common is the surname Traylor?: 13,341 people in the United States had the surname Traylor in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,143 Americans. It ranked 2,701st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Traylor?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Traylor identified as white (not Hispanic), and 39% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Traylor?: Robert Traylor, American basketball player (1977–2011), followed by Bill Traylor.
Where is the surname Traylor most common?: Wikidata records people named Traylor in the United States.
How do you pronounce Traylor?: Traylor is /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Traylor getting more or less common?: More common. 12,627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,341 in 2010, up 5.7%.
Is Traylor also a first name?: Yes. Traylor 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.