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Behind the Name: Tyler ETYMOLOGY Tyler means "tile maker" or "tile layer." ORIGIN & HISTORY Tyler derives from an Old English occupational name, as in Tim the tiler which gradually became Tim Tyler. The Old English word tigele, meaning "to cover," gradually evolved into the Middle English word tile, so a Tom who laid tile was known as Tom the Tiler. Eventually, surnames overtook descriptions of occupations or locations, so Tom the tiler became known simply as Tom Tiler or Tom Tyler, and his children were known as Tylers. Some of the earliest found with this surname were located in Glamorga...