How common is the last name Taylor?

723,758 people in the United States have the last name Taylor, about 1 in 413. It ranks #17 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

TAYLOR

#17

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
723,758
About
1 in 413
This common or more
6.6%
Who bears it

Of the 723,758 people with the last name Taylor, 62.7% reported their origin as White, 27.6% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Taylor

#15 Anderson · 756,560#16 Thomas · 734,345#18 Moore · 696,384#19 Lee · 695,657

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Taylor, most common first.

#17,328 Tailor · 1,595#23,289 Tayler · 1,126

Also a first name

As a first name, Taylor ranks #119 of 53,615, with 389,216 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1993, with 28,958 births. See Taylor as a first name

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