| ![Show Contents]() Tylor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Tylor reached England in the great wave of migration following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Tylor is for a tiler. The name describes a person whose job it was to bake clay into tiles in an oven, a common occupation in medieval times. Early Origins of the Tylor familyThe surname Tylor was first found in Glamorgan, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire where they were granted large estates after the Norman Conquest in 1066. One of the more interesting entries for the name was Walter or Wat Tyler, Tegheler (d. 1381), and English "rebel, had no real surname, all the above designations referring to his trade, which was that of covering roofs with tiles. There were several others of his calling among the ringleaders of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, one, it is said, of the same Christian name, and some confusion has resulted. He is usually credited, for instance, with having given the signal for the rising in Kent by killing a collector of the poll-tax who insulted his daughter. " 1 Early History of the Tylor familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tylor research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1341 and 1381 are included under the topic Early Tylor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tylor Spelling VariationsIt is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Tylor are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Tylor include Tyler, Tilliere, Tylor, Tiler, Tellier and others. Early Notables of the Tylor familyMore information is included under the topic Early Tylor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tylor RankingIn the United States, the name Tylor is the 15,031st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2  Migration of the Tylor family to Ireland
Some of the Tylor family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Tylor, or a variant listed above:
Tylor Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Henry Tylor, who arrived in Virginia in 1664 3
Tylor Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Nicholas Tylor, who landed in North Carolina in 1702 3
- Thomas Tylor, who arrived in Mississippi in 1798 3
Tylor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Edward A.P. Tylor, aged 17, who arrived in New York in 1894 aboard the ship "Pennland" from Southampton, England 4
- Winsor M. Tylor, aged 18, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Werra" from Genoa and Naples, Italy 4
- Martin Tylor, aged 22, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Britannic" from Liverpool & Queenstown 4
- Laura Tylor, aged 3, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Majestic (1890)" from Liverpool, England 4
- Bessie Tylor, aged 34, who arrived in New York in 1895 aboard the ship "Majestic (1890)" from Liverpool, England 4
Tylor Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Walter P. Tylor, aged 43, originally from Madras, India, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Kaiserin Augusta Victoria" from Liverpool, England 4
- Edmond B. Tylor, aged 19, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Hilton" from San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Tylor Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Tylor, English convict from Southampton, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on February 22, 1834, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tylor (post 1700) | + |
- Alfred Tylor (1824-1884), English geologist, born on 26 Jan. 1824, the second son of Joseph Tylor, brassfounder
- Sir Edward Burnet Tylor (1832-1917), English anthropologist
- Jud Tylor (b. 1979), Canadian actress from Vancouver, British Columbia, known for Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and Good God (2012)
- Sir Theodore Henry Tylor (1900-1968), British lawyer and international level chess player
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1834 with 230 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1834
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