How common is the surname Tyler?

66,056 people in the United States had the surname Tyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,674 Americans. It ranked 509th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tyler?

Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977), followed by Anne Tyler.

Where is the surname Tyler most common?

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

How do you pronounce Tyler?

Tyler is /ˈtaɪ.lɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tyler getting more or less common?

More common. 62,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 66,056 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Tyler also a first name?

Yes. Tyler 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 Tyler

An English occupational surname, carried by 66,056 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtaɪ.lɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex T460 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). Tyler is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Tyler is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 66,056 people named Tyler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,674 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 62,534.

#509

rank among US surnames

66,056

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #477)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#500	Harrington	66,959	4,611
#501	Glover	66,858	4,618
#502	Osborne	66,827	4,620
#503	Buchanan	66,648	4,632
#504	Casey	66,556	4,639
#505	Floyd	66,454	4,646
#506	Patton	66,293	4,657

Who is named Tyler

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

62% of people named Tyler identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tylers

24 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Liv Tyler
American actress (born 1977)
Anne Tyler
American novelist, born 1941
Wat Tyler
14th-century English rebel, died 1381
Aisha Tyler
American actress, comedian, director, and talk show host, born 1970
James Michael Tyler
American actor (1962-2021)
Brian Tyler
American composer, born 1972
Judy Tyler
American actress (1932–1957)
Albert Tyler
American pole vaulter (1872-1945)
Lexxi Tyler
American pornographic actress, born 1983
Tom Tyler
American actor (1903–1954)
Francis Tyler
Bobsledder (1904–1956)
Arthur Tyler
Bobsledder (1915-2008)

Notable Tylers come mostly from the United States (23) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Tylor
Tiler
Tylar

Surnames that sound like Tyler

Tyler has the Soundex code T460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T460.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tyler come from?: From Middle English Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from Middle English tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier (“tiler”).
How common is the surname Tyler?: 66,056 people in the United States had the surname Tyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,674 Americans. It ranked 509th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tyler?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Tyler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tyler?: Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977), followed by Anne Tyler.
Where is the surname Tyler most common?: Wikidata records people named Tyler in the United States and the Kingdom of England.
How do you pronounce Tyler?: Tyler is /ˈtaɪ.lɚ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Tyler?: Tyler is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Tyler getting more or less common?: More common. 62,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 66,056 in 2010, up 5.6%.
What are other spellings of Tyler?: Tylor, Tiler and Tylar.
Is Tyler also a first name?: Yes. Tyler 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.