# Kyle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kyle/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Scottish Gaelic |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,721 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,924 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,492 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (17,750 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kaɪl/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kyle in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 80% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kyle in the United States.

## People named Kyle

- Iris Kyle, American IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Benjaman Kyle, American man who was found near a dumpster with no trace or memory of his past life
- James H. Kyle, American politician (1854–1901)
- David A. Kyle, American science fiction writer and publisher (1919–2016)
- Pamela Kyle Crossley, American historian (born 1955)
- Alexandra Kyle, American actress
- Craig Kyle, American writer
- Diana Palmer, American romance novelist

## Similar surnames

Kile, Kale, Klee, Kole, Kelly, Kelley, Kohl, Keel, Kiley, Keil, Kuhl, Keeley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.