How common is the surname Kyler?

2,077 people in the United States had the surname Kyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,650 Americans. It ranked 14,392nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Kyler getting more or less common?

More common. 1,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,077 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Kyler also a first name?

Yes. Kyler 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 Kyler

A Dutch surname, carried by 2,077 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K460 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). Kyler is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar". * The surname is quite rare. The given name may be a recent coinage based on Kyle and Tyler.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,077 people named Kyler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,650 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,673.

#14,392

rank among US surnames

2,077

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+24.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,954)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,392	Pelt	2,077	148,650
#14,398	Hucks	2,076	148,721

Who is named Kyler

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

76% of people named Kyler identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kylar

Surnames that sound like Kyler

Kyler has the Soundex code K460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K460.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kyler come from?: An American anglicization of Dutch Cuyler "archer" and German Keiler "wild boar". * The surname is quite rare. The given name may be a recent coinage based on Kyle and Tyler.
How common is the surname Kyler?: 2,077 people in the United States had the surname Kyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,650 Americans. It ranked 14,392nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kyler?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Kyler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Kyler getting more or less common?: More common. 1,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,077 in 2010, up 24%.
What are other spellings of Kyler?: Kylar.
Is Kyler also a first name?: Yes. Kyler 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.