Tyler (name)

Tyler is an English (Old English) name derived from the Old French tieuleor, tieulier (tiler, tile maker) and the Middle English tyler, tylere. The name was originally an occupational name for a house builder, one who lays tiles or bricks. It also holds the meaning of "doorkeeper of an inn" or "owner of a tavern" derived from its use in freemasonry as the name of the office of the outer guard. It is used both as a surname, and as given name for both sexes, but predominantly male.[2] Among the earliest recorded uses of the surname is from the 14th century: Wat Tyler of Kent, South East England.

Tyler
Pronunciation/ˈtaɪlər/
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameOld English
Meaning"Maker or layer of tiles, house builder" or "Doorkeeper of Inn or Tavern"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Related namesTaylor
Frequency and comparison:[1]

People with the surname Tyler
  • Alison Tyler (born 1972), author of erotic literature
  • Aisha Tyler (born 1970), actress from U.S. TV series, Ghost Whisperer
  • Anne Tyler (born 1941), Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. novelist
  • Billy Tyler, English footballer
  • Bonnie Tyler (born 1951), Welsh rock singer
  • Devin Tyler (born 1986), American football player
  • Fred Tyler (born 1954), US Olympic team swimmer and aquatics coach
  • Gary Tyler (born 1958), American prisoner
  • George Tyler (disambiguation), several people
  • Harold I. Tyler (1901–1967), New York assemblyman
  • Harold R. Tyler, Jr. (1922–2005), federal judge in New York
  • Harry Tyler (disambiguation), several people
  • James Hoge Tyler (1846–1925), American politician
  • Jeremy Tyler (born 1991), American basketball player
  • John Tyler Sr. (1747–1813), governor of Virginia and father of President John Tyler Jr.
  • John Tyler Jr. (1790–1862), tenth president of the United States
  • Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820–1889), second wife of President John Tyler
  • Kenneth E. Tyler (born 1931), American master printer and arts educator
  • L C Tyler (fl. 2000s), British writer of comic crime fiction
  • Lefty Tyler (1889–1953), born George Albert Tyler, American professional baseball pitcher 1910–1921
  • Letitia Christian Tyler (1790–1842), first wife of President John Tyler
  • Liv Tyler (born 1977), American actress, model, and daughter of Steven Tyler
  • Lyon Gardiner Tyler (1853–1935), American educator and historian
  • Marilyn Tyler (1926–2017), American operatic soprano
  • Martin Tyler (born 1945), English sports commentator
  • Michael J. Tyler (1937–2020), South Australian herpetologist, known as "The Frog Man"
  • Paul Tyler, Baron Tyler (born 1941), English member of the House of Lords
  • Richard Tyler (architect) (1916–2009), English architect
  • Robert O. Tyler (1831–1874), American Civil War general in the Union Army
  • Stephanie Tyler, British Ornithologist
  • Steven Tyler (born 1948), American musician, songwriter and lead singer of Aerosmith
  • Syd Tyler (1904–1971), English footballer
  • Ted Tyler (Edwin James Tyler, 1864–1917), English cricketer
  • Tom Tyler (1903–1954), American actor
  • Varro Eugene Tyler (1926–2001), American philatelist
  • Wat Tyler (Walter Tyler, died 1381), English leader of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381

People with the middle name Tyler
  • Richard Tyler Blevins (born 1991), American Twitch streamer and Internet personality
  • Mary Tyler Moore (1936–2017), American actress
  • Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born 1975), American actor

People with the given name Tyler

Fictional characters

Surname

  • Darcy Tyler, from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Three different fictional superheroes appearing in DC Comics:
  • Isabelle Tyler, from the American science fiction drama series The 4400
  • Rose Tyler, from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
    • Jackie Tyler, from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, Rose's mother
    • Pete Tyler, from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, Rose's father
  • Sam Tyler, from the British science fiction television series Life on Mars and its American adaptation

Given name

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See also
  • Taylor (disambiguation)
  • Tylor (disambiguation)
  • Justice Tyler (disambiguation)

References
  1. Tyler Surname at Forebears
  2. Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p. 265.
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