Tyler

An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.

Proper noun

  1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
    • However, the whippet-like appearance of most Tyler Corp. executives suggests what McKinney really wants is a spring-legged crew that can run its competitors into the ground. - - - It's no coincidence, either, that his...
    • "Yeah, I guess. I'm part Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth - on paper." Zermatt sucked his teeth, still dubious. "I thought Cobb was Tyrus." "Sounded too foreign for my mom or something. And there was some Scottish rebel named...
    • Cracks in the skin resulting from dryness can also increase the risk of skin infections, Dr. Tyler Barrett, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, previously told CNN. - 2025 February...
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and later usage.
  4. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.

    2. A city in Lincoln County, Minnesota; named for land agent and newspaper editor C. B. Tyler.

    3. An unincorporated community in Pemiscot County, Missouri; named for lumber businessman H. A. Tyler.

    4. A city, the county seat of Smith County, Texas; named for John Tyler, 10th president of the United States.

    5. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington.

    6. A ghost town in Madera County, California.

Origin

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

Forms

Tylers Tylor Tiler Tylar

Derived

Ty Tyler County Tyler Hill Tylerism Tylerize Tylers Green Tylertown