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Where did the German Taylor family come from? What is the German Taylor family crest and coat of arms? When did the Taylor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Taylor family history?

The ancestral home of the Taylor family is in the German state of Bavaria. The name Taylor is an occupational hereditary surname, a type of surname that was taken from a word describing or common to the profession of the original bearer. It is a name for a person who worked as a tailor. This name is derived from the Old German word "snidanaere," which refers to a cloth cutter or a clothing tailor.

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In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Taylor include Schneidern, Schneidter, Schneyder, Schneid and many more.

First found in the Palatinate, in the south of Germany, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the growth of the nation.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Taylor research. Another 283 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1649, 1757, 1786, 1790, 1810, 1820, and 1853 are included under the topic Early Taylor History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 20 words(1 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Taylor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from the Rhineland who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. Many of those who left the Rhineland to seek their fortunes in the prosperous and free New World settled in the major urban centers of the United States and Canada. In the United States, the settlers from the Rhineland passed through immigration centers like that of Ellis Island, most of them moving on to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, and New York. In Canada, the majority of Rhinelanders settled in Ontario and the prairie provinces. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many important settlers to North America bearing the name Taylor, or one of its variants above:

Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • James Taylor, who emigrated Dumfries to Virginia in the 1600's
  • Achsah Taylor, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630
  • Anto Taylor, aged 26, landed in Barbados in 1635
  • Anthony Taylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1637
  • Alice Taylor, who landed in Virginia in 1653


Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Cath Taylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1714
  • Agnes Taylor, who was recorded in South Carolina in 1768
  • Michael Thomas Taylor, who arrived in Maryland in 1773

Taylor Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Andrew Taylor, aged 27, arrived in New York, NY in 1803
  • Ann Taylor, who landed in America in 1804
  • Archibald Taylor, aged 30, arrived in New York in 1812-1813
  • Colin F Taylor, aged 25, arrived in West Indies in 1812
  • Cohn Falconar Taylor, aged 25, landed in West Indies in 1812


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  • Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (1932-2011), famous actress who is as well-known for her highly publicized personal life as she is for her long film career
  • Deems Taylor (1885-1966), American composer
  • Billy Taylor (b. 1921), American jazz pianist, composer, and educator currently the Robert L. Jones Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University
  • Margaret Smith Taylor (1788-1852), wife of American President Zachary Taylor
  • Robert Taylor (1911-1969), American film and television actor
  • James Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), American travel-writer
  • Angelo F. Taylor (b. 1978), American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Cecil Percival Taylor (b. 1933), American avant garde pianist
  • Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856-1915), American engineer
  • Henry S. Taylor (1942-1886), American poet awarded the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

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  • The Forebearers and Descendants of William Taylor and Mahala Cromwell by Carrie Cathern Carte.
  • From Log Cabins to the White House: A History of the Taylor Family by Mary Taylor Brewer.
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