Tyler Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Tyler Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name taken from the word 'tigele' which derives from the Latin 'tegula' which means 'to cover'.

An occupational name given to someone who tiled floors etc.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 40
Brecknockshire 1
Cambridgeshire 25
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 6
Derbyshire 4
Denbighshire 1
Devon 8
Dorset 8
Durham 4
Essex 348
Flintshire 15
Glamorgan 27
Gloucestershire 385
Hampshire 58
Herefordshire 141
Hertfordshire 170
Hunts and Rutland 99
Isle of Man 2
Kent 229
Lancashire 22
Leicestershire 130
Lincolnshire 125
London 960
Middlesex 84
Merionethshire 5
Monmouthshire 30
Norfolk 58
Northamptonshire 59
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 53
Shropshire 37
Suffolk 96
Somerset 62
Surrey 47
Sussex 93
Staffordshire 99
Warwickshire 50
Wiltshire 126
Worcestershire 312
Yorkshire 40
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Northumberland 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Tyler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tyler family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 252
Female Servant 145
Independent 112
Labourer 66
Male Servant 61
Farmer 40
Shoe Maker 28
Dress Maker 25
Mason 22
Carpenter 21
Blacksmith 17
Butcher 17
Tailor 16
Ag Lab 15
Laundress 15
Clerk 14
Sawyer 13
Pauper 12
Ag Labourer 12
Publican 11
Pupil 11
Servant 11
Gardener 11
Weaver 11
Baker 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Tyler

Name Census Frequency
William Tyler 4,037
Mary Tyler 3,338
John Tyler 2,909
George Tyler 2,489
Elizabeth Tyler 2,257
Sarah Tyler 1,955
Thomas Tyler 1,824
James Tyler 1,709
Charles Tyler 1,426
Henry Tyler 1,320
Ann Tyler 1,101
Emma Tyler 1,043
Frederick Tyler 960
Jane Tyler 957
Eliza Tyler 956
Joseph Tyler 931
Alice Tyler 884
Alfred Tyler 850
Edward Tyler 812
Annie Tyler 785
Emily Tyler 779
Ellen Tyler 699
Arthur Tyler 663
Robert Tyler 663
Albert Tyler 647

Tyler Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Taylor 67% 1,296,984
2 Tyler 100% 59,497
3 Tayler 83% 24,371
4 Tylor 80% 6,156
5 Toylor 67% 695
6 Taylar 67% 409
7 Taylour 57% 198
8 Tayleur 71% 190
9 Tylar 80% 172
10 Teylor 67% 136
11 Taylore 57% 130
12 Tyalor 67% 127

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The surname Tyler is the 2nd most popular variant of Taylor.

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