Explore the Family Name Aylor

The meaning of Aylor

1. Americanized form of German Ehler or Öhler (see Ohler), and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding) surname (compare Ayler and Eyler). 2. English: variant of Ayler. This surname appears to have died out in Britain.

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How common is the last name Aylor in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Aylor' experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 17,203rd most common surname in the United States, with a total count of 1,518 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 18,793 and the count had decreased to 1,458, reflecting a drop of approximately 3.95%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a reduction of 12.5%, moving from 0.56 in 2000 to 0.49 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,203	#18,793	-9.24%
Count	1,518	1,458	-3.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.49	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aylor

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Aylor' also showed variations between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Most notably, there was an increase in individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, which increased by 86.87% over the decade. There were also increases among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (up by 3.77%), Hispanic (up by 51.16%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (up by 66.67%). However, the majority of individuals with the Aylor surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly from 93.61% in 2000 to 91.98% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.61%	91.98%	-1.74%
Black	3.69%	3.77%	2.17%
Two or More Races	0.99%	1.85%	86.87%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.3%	51.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.55%	3.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.55%	66.67%