# Tyler (surname)

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

An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 66,056 |
| US rank (2010) | 509 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,674 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (62,534 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtaɪ.lɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Tylor, Tiler, Tylar |

## Etymology

From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tyler 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) | 62% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tyler in the United States and the Kingdom of England.

## People named Tyler

- Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977)
- Anne Tyler, American novelist
- Wat Tyler, 14th-century English rebel
- Aisha Tyler, American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host
- James Michael Tyler, American actor (1962-2021)
- Brian Tyler, American composer
- Judy Tyler, American actress (1932–1957)
- Albert Tyler, American pole vaulter (1872-1945)
- Lexxi Tyler, American pornographic actress
- Tom Tyler, American actor (1903–1954)
- Francis Tyler, bobsledder (1904–1956)
- Arthur Tyler, bobsledder (1915-2008)

and 12 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Taylor, Toler, Tiller, Towler, Tuller, Toller, Thaler, Tillery, Teller, Tolar, Tellier, Tullier.

## 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.