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

Tyler Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Tyler family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,195
Farm Labourer 111
General Labourer 99
Private Means 79
General Servant (domestic) 73
Labourer 61
Dressmaker 58
None 49
Clerk 47
Domestic Servant 45
House Painter 41
At School 40
Carman 38
Laundress 38
Scholar 38
At Home 34
Housemaid (domestic) 34
Farmer 34
Dress Maker 32
Shop Assistant 30
Coal Miner Hewer 30
Assisting In The Business 29
Bricklayer 28
Carpenter 27
General Servant Domestic 26

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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