Lyle (surname)

Lyle is a surname of Scottish origin which means "an island."[1] It can be traced back to Radulphus de Insula,[1] 11th-century Lord of Duchal Castle. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aaron Lyle (1759–1825), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Abram Lyle (1820–1891), noted for founding the sugar refiners Abram Lyle & Sons which merged with a rival to become Tate & Lyle
  • Adrienne Lyle (born 1985), US Olympian in equestrian
  • Alexander Gordon Lyle (1889–1955), US Navy dentist and Medal of Honor awardee
  • Amalya Lyle Kearse (born 1937), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • Amos Lyle (1866–1943), politician in the Canadian province of Manitoba
  • Bobby Lyle (born 1944), jazz pianist
  • Brayden Lyle (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Power in the AFL
  • Dan Lyle (born 1970), American rugby union footballer
  • Derek Lyle (born 1981), footballer, currently playing as a striker for Hamilton Accies in the Scottish Premier League
  • Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (1887–1950), founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (ΆKΆ) at Howard University in 1908
  • Freddrenna Lyle, alderman of the 6th ward, in Chicago
  • Graham Lyle (born 1944), Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist; half of the duo Gallagher and Lyle
  • George B. Lyle, briefly mayor of Atlanta during the month of May in 1942
  • George Lyle (ice hockey) (born 1953), former professional ice hockey player
  • Jarrod Lyle (1981-2018), Australian professional golfer
  • John E. Lyle Jr. (1910–2003), U.S. representative from Texas
  • John M. Lyle (1872–1945), Canadian architect
  • Keith Lyle (born 1972), former safety in the National Football League
  • Lauren Lyle (born 1993), Scottish actress
  • Maria Lyle (born 2000), Scottish sprinter
  • Nancy Lyle (1910–1986), tennis player from United Kingdom
  • Pablo Lyle (born 1986), Mexican telenovela actor
  • Rick Lyle (born 1971), former American football defensive end
  • Robert Lyle (Minnesota politician), American politician
  • Ron Lyle (1941–2011), professional boxer
  • Rudy Lyle (1930–1985), American bluegrass banjo player
  • Sandy Lyle (born 1958), Scottish professional golfer
  • Sparky Lyle (born 1944), former American left-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Stevie Lyle (born 1979), British professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Thomas Ranken Lyle (1860–1944), Irish-Australian mathematical physicist, radiologist, educator and rugby player
  • Tom Lyle (1953–2019), comic book artist and penciller
  • William Lyle (1871–1949), medical doctor and politician from Northern Ireland
  • Willie Lyle (born 1984), Scottish professional footballer

See also

References
  1. Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 70. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
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