Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
GAYLORD
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
GAYLORD. "Has no reference to aristocratical gaieties, but means simijly jovial or jolly." B. Surn. i. 145. See AVright's Chaucer, 4364 :—
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English