The Lyles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,062 people carried this name — #2,265 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 15,632 in 2000.

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In print

Lyles in American newspapers,
1892–1917.

Newspaper page from Connecticut Western News carrying the name Lyles
Connecticut Western News 1917-11-29
Newspaper page from Harrison Press-journal carrying the name Lyles
Harrison Press-journal 1902-12-04
Newspaper page from The Wichita Daily Eagle carrying the name Lyles
The Wichita Daily Eagle 1892-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 226,249 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lyles in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

284 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lyles. The most, 76, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 89
Queensland 76
New South Wales 67
Tasmania 20
South Australia 17
Western Australia 14
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lyles.

Who carried it

People named Lyles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Aubrey Lyles 1884–1932 · actor
  • John Lyles 1911–1954 · baseball player
  • Carl Chester Lyles 1912– · writer
  • William K. Lyles 1919–2001 · psychologist
  • Lenny Lyles 1936–2011 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lyles,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States858 records

858 records of the Lyles name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 533
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 226
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 10
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Paul E. Lyles

    Born 1930; from Calcasieu County, Louisiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Levi Lyles

    Born 1924 in Alabama. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Benning, Georgia; farm hand from Hale County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Lyles

    Arrived at New York in 1863 aboard the Enoch Bernard from Liverpool, aged 20; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 858 records for Lyles in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Lyles name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Gordon Ellsworth Lyles

    Died 1925 in Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jedidah James Lyles

    Died 1937 in Middle Melford, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sterling Lyonal Lyles

    Died 1929 in Middle Melford, Guysborough, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Lyles in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Lyles name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Lyles

    Arrived in Victoria in 1874 aboard the Theophane, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Lyles

    Sailed from Victoria in 1862 aboard the Josephine, bound for Sydney, aged 50.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Lyles name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helen Lyles

    Born 1926 in the United States; died 1998 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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