Fyler Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Fyler Surname Definition:

Probably a file-maker; or perhaps a spinner, from the French fil, a thread.

Fyler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales91:343,83718,086
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

Fyler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably a file-maker; or perhaps a spinner, from the French fil, a thread.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Feiler; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fyler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fyler Come From? nationality or country of origin

Fyler is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Fyler.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyler? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. Fyler is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Fyler reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 344 people, or 1 in 1,053,660. In The United States Fyler is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside, Kansas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Wales, where 2 percent reside.

Fyler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fyler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fyler surname rose 302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fyler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Fyler last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Fyler last name are 5.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.44% being registered to vote for the party.

Fyler earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feyler91802/
Fyhler9148/
Fyller9144/
Fayler9142/
Fytler9114/
Foyler913/
Fylert911/
Fyle89444/
Fler89337/
Faylert8310/
Feyller832/
Pfeyler831/
Faylher831/
Fayller831/
Foysler830/
Fuyller830/
Faylerr830/
Filer804,914/
Foyle802,292/
Feler801,233/
Fayle801,125/
Fyles80744/
Flere80270/
Fylep80132/
Flehr80131/
Fylei8060/
Feyle8047/
Flher8021/
Fyleš804/
Flerr801/
Fhler801/
Fylhr801/
Fyley800/
Fyhle800/
Feller7326,032/
Feiler736,067/
Filler734,436/
Füller732,565/
Felger732,501/
Fesler732,432/
Fehler731,938/
Fisler731,224/
Feeler73653/
Fitler73447/
Failer73356/
Fieler73304/
Foyleh73214/
Filier73211/
Fäller73194/
Feyles73188/
Filger73148/
Fleher73112/
Fetler73101/
Feuler7390/
Foyles7382/
Fayles7368/
Fähler7363/
Fylesh7344/
Fajler7342/
Filehr7340/
Fleșer7334/
Filere7331/
Høfler7330/
Felere7324/
Faylee7320/
Faytle7319/
Filear7315/
Voyler7314/
Filher7310/
Hőfler7310/
Felher738/
Fejler736/
Fylets735/
Fioler734/
Fayley733/
Phyler733/
Foiler732/
Faylet732/
Felier732/
Fåller732/
Feylie732/
Feylle731/
Pfiler731/
Feleur731/
Filert731/
Faylle731/
Féller731/
Fhiler731/
Fayleh731/
Faylie731/
Fojler731/
Fylepp731/
Felert731/
Foyley730/
Pfhler730/
Fileer730/
Feyhle730/
Fihler730/
Feyley730/
File676,816/
Fele674,357/
Pfeiler673,029/
Fittler67794/
Failler67426/
Fiehler67392/
Feitler67135/
Pfähler67134/
Fillere6783/
Feasler6764/
Feiller6751/
Feesler6744/
Fettler6743/
Pfeller6741/
Fyla6737/
Fehlert6734/
Feisler6729/
Fajlert6727/
Feilert6724/
Faitler6718/
Høffler6718/
Fethler6712/
Pfiller678/
Fuiller672/
Fehhler672/
Veyller672/
Failert672/
Hőpfler672/
Pfelger672/
Pfieler671/
Pfilger671/
Filller671/
Featler671/
Fuisler671/
Wfiller671/
Felller671/
Feuller671/
Fyli671/
Fajtler671/
Foyless671/
Figlier671/
Fielehr671/
Fjle671/
Feihler670/
Feilier670/
Fealler670/
Pfisler670/
Phayler670/
Fidtler670/
Failier670/
Faisler670/
Phfiler670/
Fislher670/
Fhisler670/
Pfeuler670/
Fellerr670/
Feilher670/

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Fyler Reference & Research

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