How common is the surname Kyle?

18,721 people in the United States had the surname Kyle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,492 Americans. It ranked 1,924th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kyle?

Iris Kyle, American IFBB professional bodybuilder, followed by Benjaman Kyle.

Where is the surname Kyle most common?

Wikidata records people named Kyle in the United States.

Is the surname Kyle getting more or less common?

More common. 17,750 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,721 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Kyle also a first name?

Yes. Kyle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kyle

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 18,721 people in the United States.

Pronounced /kaɪl/ 1 syllable Soundex K400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kyle is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

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

Kyle is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,721 people named Kyle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,492 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,750.

#1,924

rank among US surnames

18,721

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,916	Diehl	18,815	16,410
#1,917	Alarcon	18,805	16,418
#1,918	Hedrick	18,804	16,419
#1,919	Toney	18,787	16,434
#1,920	Cheung	18,765	16,453
#1,921	Darby	18,757	16,460
#1,922	Thorne	18,738	16,477

Who is named Kyle

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Kyle identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kyles

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Iris Kyle
American IFBB professional bodybuilder, born 1974
Benjaman Kyle
American man who was found near a dumpster with no trace or memory of his past life, born 1948
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, born 1988
Craig Kyle
American writer, born 1971
Diana Palmer
American romance novelist, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kyle

Kyle has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kyle come from?: From several places in Scotland and Northern Ireland, derived from Gaelic caol (“narrows”).
How common is the surname Kyle?: 18,721 people in the United States had the surname Kyle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,492 Americans. It ranked 1,924th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kyle?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Kyle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kyle?: Iris Kyle, American IFBB professional bodybuilder, followed by Benjaman Kyle.
Where is the surname Kyle most common?: Wikidata records people named Kyle in the United States.
How do you pronounce Kyle?: Kyle is /kaɪl/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Kyle?: Kyle is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Kyle getting more or less common?: More common. 17,750 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,721 in 2010, up 5.5%.
Is Kyle also a first name?: Yes. Kyle is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.