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Tailour Family History

Tailour Name Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Tailor, Taylor, Bailor, Failor, Ailor, Nailor, Sailor, Tallon

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Where is the Tailour family from?

You can see how Tailour families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tailour family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Tailour families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 2 Tailour families living in New Hampshire. This was 100% of all the recorded Tailour's in USA. New Hampshire had the highest population of Tailour families in 1880.
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What did your Tailour ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Tailour ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

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Census Records

There are 11 census records available for the last name Tailour. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Tailour census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 8 immigration records available for the last name Tailour. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 3 military records available for the last name Tailour. For the veterans among your Tailour ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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