Show ContentsMaylor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Maylor is an occupational name for a painter, or more specifically a painter of stained glass, derived from the Old German "malen", and the Middle High German word "malen" which both meant "to paint."

Early Origins of the Maylor family

The surname Maylor was first found in Wurtemberg and Bavaria, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name Mahler became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation.

Early History of the Maylor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Maylor research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1723 and 1807 are included under the topic Early Maylor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Maylor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mahler, Maler, Mahl, Mahle, Male, Mal, Maller, Maehler, Mehler, Mailer, Mayler, Maylor, Mailor and many more.

Early Notables of the Maylor family

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United States Maylor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Maylor Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Jone Maylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1639 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Maylor (post 1700) +

  • Harvey Maylor, British Senior Fellow in Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford
  • Elizabeth Maylor, British professor at the University of Warwick, Department of Psychology
  • Micheline Maylor (b. 1970), Canadian poet, academic, critic and editor from Windsor, Ontario, Calgary Poet Laureate

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. George Maylor, English Boots Steward from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 7) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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