Tyler

Meanings

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
4. A locale in the United States:
5. An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
6. A city in Lincoln County, Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.
7. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.
8. A city, the county seat of Smith County, Texas; named for John Tyler, 10th president of the United States.
9. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.
10. A ghost town in Madera County, California.

1. Archaic form of tiler (“Masonic doorkeeper”).

Etymology

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