The Kaylor surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,260 people carried this name — #6,454 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,133 in 2000.

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In print

Kaylor in American newspapers,
1896–1929.

Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Kaylor
The Anaconda Standard 1896-11-20
Newspaper page from The Havre Herald carrying the name Kaylor
The Havre Herald 1905-05-19
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Kaylor
The Washington Daily News 1929-12-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,224 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kaylor in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

437 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kaylor. The most, 103, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 111
New South Wales 108
Victoria 106
Queensland 58
Western Australia 35
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kaylor.

Who carried it

People named Kaylor,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Floyd C. Kaylor 1876–1960 · non-fiction writer
  • James Kaylor 1877–1961 · trade unionist
  • Annie Kaylor 1927–2013 · restaurateur
  • Mark Kaylor 1961–2025 · boxer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kaylor,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States346 records

346 records of the Kaylor name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 219
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 73
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Karl K. Kaylor

    Born 1907 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio; machinist. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Hight Cemetery, White Plains, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Kaylor

    Arrived at New York in 1869 aboard the Thomas Durham from Liverpool, aged 36; spinner. From England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Henry Bates Kaylor

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Born 1931, died 2000; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Poulsbo, Washington.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 346 records for Kaylor in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Kaylor name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Kaylor

    Came to Ontario in 1882 aboard the Polynesian, landing at Quebec, bound for Norval, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Kaylor

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 46.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alexander Kaylor

    Buried in 1991 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 86.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Kaylor in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Kaylor name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Timothy Kaylor

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the John Barry, arriving 1836; certificate of freedom 1842.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hannah Kaylor

    Arrived in Queensland in 1885 aboard the Merkara, aged 53.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hannah Kaylor

    Will registered in Queensland in 1918.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Kaylor in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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