# Schuyler (surname)

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

An American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as an occupation].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,480 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,347 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (3,372 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Skylar, Skyler |

## Etymology

A Dutch surname (cf. scholier) from German Schüler (“scholar, student”); brought to America by seventeenth-century Dutch immigrants. Doublet of scholar and schooler.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Schuyler 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Schuyler in the United States.

## People named Schuyler

- Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American philanthropist and wife of Alexander Hamilton (1757–1854)
- Philip Schuyler, American politician and general (1733–1804)
- Eugene Schuyler, American scholar, writer, explorer and diplomat (1840–1890)
- James Schuyler, American poet (1923–1991)
- Angelica Schuyler Church, American socialite (1756–1814)
- Philippa Schuyler, American pianist and composer (1931–1967)
- Karl C. Schuyler, American politician (1877-1933)
- George Schuyler, author, journalist and social commentator

## Similar surnames

Schuler, Schiller, Schaller, Scheller, Schuller, Schueller, Schueler, Schooler, Sechler, Shuler, Sayler, Seyler.

## 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.