Tyler Surname

5,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Tyler Surname Definition:

(English) Tile- or Brick-Maker [Middle English tyler(e, tier(e, tygheler(e; from Old English tigele, a tile, brick + the agential suff. -ere]

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Tyler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States82,7241:4,382486
England16,4821:3,381449
Australia4,8691:5,544806
Canada2,1671:17,0032,441
South Africa1,0361:52,2956,613
Wales9031:3,427369
New Zealand8791:5,152829
Liberia7951:5,545667
Scotland2771:19,3282,273
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Russia1641:878,79970,339
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Thailand1031:685,809114,410
Mexico1021:1,216,92414,589
Japan731:1,751,29226,150
Spain711:658,47929,555
France691:962,648108,938
Ireland681:69,2494,373
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
China341:40,215,3402,154
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Israel281:305,63026,425
Norway281:183,65321,594
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Venezuela271:1,118,67016,331
Sweden261:378,72126,697
India251:30,682,615377,978
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Austria191:448,18144,644
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Guam121:13,3432,098
Panama111:355,6607,645
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Belize51:71,0952,977
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Sri Lanka51:4,161,71212,121
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ghana31:9,006,89723,626
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,5781:2,842401
Wales2471:6,350416
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,3511:2,894326

Tyler (192,284) may also be a first name.

Tyler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Tile- or Brick-Maker [Middle English tyler(e, tier(e, tygheler(e; from Old English tigele, a tile, brick + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who made or sold tiles, or who covered buildings with tiles.

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

The occupation-a layer of tiles. The H.R. forms are Tegulator, Tilere, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the fief and Castle of Tilers or Tillers, Normandy. Gislebert de Telieres and Gillo, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Ralph de Tilere, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Tiler; and perhaps sometimes from the Anglo- Saxon “tilier,” husbandman. Tom Tiler (prov.), a henpecked husband.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From the French, Thuillier, Tuilleau; from the Flemish, from the German, Theiler; from the Dutch, Theile; from the Danish, Theill, Theillard; a personal name.

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

Tiler: the tile-maker; also Tilewright.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Tyler: tilemaker; sometimes Tittler.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Old French tieuleor, tieulier (tiler, tile maker) and the Middle English tyler, tylere (a brick, a tile). The name originated as an occupational name for a tile or brick maker or layer.

- David Ortiz De La Torre

Tyler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tyler (Arabic: تلر) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tyler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tyler is the 5,050th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 65,132 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Tyler reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tyler is also the 5,443rd most frequently held first name on earth, held by 192,284 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 82,724 people, or 1 in 4,382. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 122 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Tyler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tyler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 366 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,319 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 17 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tyler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (65%) in Ireland, Orthodox (70%) in Russia and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tyler last name are 9.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tyler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.58% more than the national average, earning 413,841 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.98% more than the national average, earning R 377,796 per year; in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tayler915,630/
Teyler91110/
Tyoler9161/
Tüyler9113/
Toyler9111/
Tyleer914/
Tylher913/
Thyler911/
Tylerr910/
Tuyler910/
Tylier910/
Taylert8339/
Theyler8326/
Teysler8322/
Tayller8317/
Taytler837/
Thayler835/
Toytler832/
Teyller832/
Tayhler831/
Tuylert831/
Taysler831/
Taylerr830/
Teytler830/
Tiler80639/
Teler80482/
Tylir800/
Tylerová7713/
Teyllier771/
Tayllert771/
Tahyller771/
Tesler731,381/
Tisler731,119/
Theler731,011/
Tilger73959/
Titler73407/
Tealer73360/
Tailer73292/
Teeler73171/
Tetler73136/
Teiler73134/
Telger73119/
Teuler73108/
Telier7371/
Tejler7357/
Thäler7345/
Tehler7344/
Tilert7334/
Théler7332/
Telher7329/
Telere7327/
Tajler7312/
Tájler7311/
Taylir737/
Tilher736/
Toiler735/
Thiler735/
Tihler732/
Htiler732/
Tuiler731/
Tieler731/
Tilear731/
Taylerova713/
Taylerová712/
Thauyller711/
Thuyllier710/
Theiler674,981/
Teitler67559/
Thelier67472/
Teulier67470/
Thieler67423/
Tailler67278/
Tittler67248/
Teiller67191/
Thailer6793/
Teisler6792/
Tuilier6770/
Theeler6767/
Taisler6756/
Toilier6740/
Thilert6738/
Taihler6738/
Tailger6738/
Thisler6733/
Taitler6718/
Theuler6718/
Taileur6717/
Teasler6715/
Tuiller6711/
Toiller679/
Tailher679/
Teslear677/
Taylior675/
Telhier674/
Teihler674/
Tiehler673/
Thélier673/
Tettler672/
Teesler671/
Teetler671/
Teilier671/
Telhere671/
Teuller671/
Thuiler671/
Teilher671/
Toitler671/
Tislere671/
Tislert671/
Thilerd671/
Tajlier671/
Thetler670/
Thealer670/
Tayloir670/
Thilger670/
Teelger670/
Teileer670/

Tyler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tyler in the Arabic language
تلرtlr-
تايلرtaylr-

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Tyler Reference & Research

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