The lyle Surname
lyle Name Meaning and History
- Scottish and English (of Norman origin): topographic name for someone who lived on an island, Old French, Middle English isle (Latin insula).
- Scottish, English (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name for someone from the French city of Lille, or from various localities called Lisle, in Dordogne, Loir-et-Cher, Meuse, and Tarn, all of which derive their names from Old French isle (see 1).
- Scottish: variant of Lyall.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 330 - Messages: 836
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Lyle ancestry dating back to Mary Queen of Scots | Paul T. Lyle | 28 |
| Lyle name change!! |
 lylem124
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| Maher Lyle b 1737 |
Bellesou
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| Lyle Family Info |
joyore
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| Alexander Lyle |
sameliag
| 11 |
| Isaac LYLE & Elizabeth COOPER, mid 1700s in PA |
DrDixonGStevens
| 8 |
| LYLE Larry 1946 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| Lyle Lineage | Janet Lyle Pritchett | 5 |
| LYLE E L Bill and Rozelle |
t42RoseHill
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| Lyle Reunions-connecting with ancestors |
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