Taylor Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Taylor

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Suggested Readings for Taylor
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About Family Crests

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

The distinguished surname Taylor is one of the many names that came to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is derived from the Old French "tailleor" or "tailleur," meaning "a tailor."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taylor, Taylour, Taylur, Tailler, Taillefer and many more.

First found in Somerset, and in Kent where they were granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D. The name is widespread and can be found throughout England and Scotland.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Achsah Taylor, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630; James Taylor, who emigrated Dumfries to Virginia in the 1600's, Abraham Taylor, who settled in Virginia in 1664.

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Suggested Readings for the name Taylor

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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Taylor

Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (b. 1932), 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
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
Nathaniel William Taylor (1786-1858), American theologian
Paul Taylor (b. 1930), American modern dance choreographer
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor (1917-1994), American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1987
President Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th American President
Robert Lewis Taylor (1912-1998), American author and winner of the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Alan John Percivale Taylor (1906-1990), English historian
Alfred Edward Taylor (1869-1945), English scholar
Brook Taylor (1685-1731), English mathematician
Elizabeth Taylor (1912-1975), English novelist
Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886-1975), English physicist, mathematician and expert on fluid dynamics and wave theory
Isaac Taylor (1829-1901), English philologist
Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), English theologian
John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), English journalist
John Henry Taylor (1871-1963), English golfer
Thomas Taylor (1758-1835), English scholar
William Taylor (1765-1836), English author
William Howson Taylor (1876-1935), English potter
Richard E Taylor (b. 1929), Canadian scientist who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1990
Rod Taylor (b. 1929), Australian actor
George Taylor (1716-1781), Irish signer of Declaration of Independence
Ernest Archibald Taylor (1874-1951), Scottish furniture designer
Tom Taylor (1817-1880), Scottish dramatist

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Taylor family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Taylor coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Taylor genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Taylor Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Taylor Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.