Lyles Surname

25,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lyles Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller on the small island.

Lyles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,8901:17,3512,198
England2401:232,15919,279
Australia2051:131,68614,301
Canada391:944,75971,777
Scotland91:594,86921,724
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3531:21,3422,687

Lyles (222) may also be a first name.

Lyles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller on the small island.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lyles Last Name Facts

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

Lyles occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyles? popularity and diffusion

Lyles is the 25,163rd most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 339,936 people. Lyles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Lyles are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 605,116th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 222 people.

The last name Lyles is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 20,890 people, or 1 in 17,351. In The United States Lyles is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 10 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Lyles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyles last name expanded 888 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lyles Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Lyles last name are 7.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.62% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lyles earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.15% less than the national average, earning $38,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $54,987 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyles9122/
Lytles915/
Lylies912/
Lyless912/
Leyles911/
Lylees911/
Layles910/
Lysles910/
Lyleus910/
Loyless83289/
Layless833/
Lyttles832/
L'Lyles831/
Liles8015,042/
Leles806,031/
Lylis8036/
Lylys806/
Léles803/
Leyls801/
Lelesz73233/
Lelesh73136/
Leales7390/
Lliles7374/
Lilies7353/
Lisles7345/
Lyolis7331/
Lylysh7325/
Lileas7318/
Lelese7313/
Lelest7310/
Lailes736/
Litles734/
Loiles733/
Åleles732/
Lilets732/
Lyliss732/
Lilesh732/
Leiles732/
Leylis732/
Leeles731/
Lieles731/
Lgiles731/
Luiles731/
Llelis731/
Lehles730/
Littles673,101/
Lealess6755/
Lelesch6740/
Lielies6721/
Lailesh673/
Leleshe671/
L'Hiles671/
Leheles671/
Layliez671/
Lettles671/
Leelest671/

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Lyles Reference & Research

Liles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Lyles DNA Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lyles
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