Last Name GAYLORD

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Meaning	Nickname: The gaillard, the gay, the joyous, the bold. The spelling of the last name has gradually, yet naturally. settled down into Gillard, although other variants occure. Alos, 'the son of Gaillard,' a girl's name. Gallard.

Origin	English, French, Native American, Irish

Rank	6,129 (2000 US census)	4,337 (1990 US census)

Count	5,151 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

88.82%, or 4575 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
7.12%, or 367 total occurrences, as black,
0.45%, or 23 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.37%, or 19 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.96%, or 101 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.28%, or 66 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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