Lyte Surname
Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname
Lyte Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lyte,' i.e. the little; Anglo-Saxon lyt, little.
Agnes le Lit, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard Liteman, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Lyt, 1313.
Read More About This SurnameLyte Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 494 | 1:733,723 | 57,547 |
| Guyana | 360 | 1:2,117 | 377 |
| Barbados | 106 | 1:2,712 | 438 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| England | 93 | 1:599,119 | 35,891 |
| Albania | 63 | 1:46,255 | 6,220 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 27 | 1:902,791 | 38,028 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
Lyte (92) may also be a first name.
Lyte Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lyte,' i.e. the little; Anglo-Saxon lyt, little.
Agnes le Lit, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard Liteman, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le Lyt, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
John Lytman, temp. 1570. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.
The following, no doubt, is an imitative variant:
1582. Humphrey Lighteman and Agnes Woode: Marriage Lic. (London).
1729. Married — George Lyte and Elizabeth Read: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) Little [Middle English lyt(e, lit(e, Old English lýt, little] William le Lyt.—Parl. Writs.
Oure Lord Jhesu Crist quiteth every good dede, be it never so lyte.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, I 689.
(English) The small or short man.
Anglo-Saxon, lyt, little-referring probably to the stature of the bearer. A good Chaucerian word. The Poor Parson is described in the Canterbury Tales (Prologue 493, &c.), as a zealous visitor of his flock: —
Radulphus Lichait, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Geoffry, Walter, Roger, Lete, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The family was of note in the West of England.
Lyte Demographics
Lyte Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Lyte Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lyte Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lyte is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lyte.
How Common Is The Last Name Lyte? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lyte is the 299,919th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,747,276 people. Lyte occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Lyte reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 92 people.
The last name Lyte is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 733,723. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 36 percent are found, Michigan, where 11 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Guyana, where 28 percent are found and Barbados, where 8 percent are found.
Lyte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lyte has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyte surname grew 1,594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lyte Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lyte surname is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lyte are 24.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.33% registered with the party.
The amount Lyte earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.65% less than the national average, earning R 41,232 per year; in United States they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $41,418 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,610 CAD per year.
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