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English occupational name
"tailor"
Taylor is one of the prime unisex surnames used for girls and has also been a soap opera favorite. Taylor was in the Top 10 for the last several years of the twentieth century, so that now it tends…
Taylor was much more popular throughout the 1990s for both genders than it is today. Close to the Top 50 boys' names in the mid-1990s, Taylor recently fell out of the Top 500 for boys and out of the…
French variation of Taylor
Thayer is an affable, less-common alternative to Taylor, with a much more indirect connection to its occupational source. Actor Thayer David (born David Thayer: Thayer was his father's first name)…
Thayer sounds like a modern update '90s success-story Taylor — although it's much rarer and will likely never reach Taylor's heights. It is also reminiscent of currently trendy Thea, which could also…
American spelling of Hungarian Szabo
"a tailor"
A possible last-name-first name represented by former first baseman Chris Sabo.
English, diminutive of Taylor
Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.
Hungarian
If Taylor is too mainstream, this Hungarian surname has a cool sound and shares the occupational meaning.