Lyell is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lyell
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Lyell

How popular is Lyell?

Lyell is common in United States.

Lyell is ranked 167601 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lyells plummeted by 4.988662 per cent to 838 since 2000 and slipped by 2361 spots and ranked at 28465. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.48 95.12
Black 3.1 1.81
Lyell is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Australia. Around 2177 people have been found who wears Lyell as their family name. Lyell have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,447 Uganda1
42,479 Greece1
277,603 France1
151,601 Spain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
9,780 Scotland46
18,889 New Zealand26
Countries with hundreds of Lyell:
6,254 Australia464
18,360 South Africa329
23,671 England210
Countries with thousands of Lyell:
28,639 United States1,048

Lyell Namesakes

  • Aleyn Lyell Reade, Author
  • Charles Lyell, Lawyer
  • Charles Henry Lyell, British Politician
  • Charles Lyell, Lawyer
  • Deirdre Lyell, Professor
  • Billy Lyell, Boxer
  • Charles Lyell, Lawyer
  • Lottie Lyell, Actress
  • Nicholas Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, Politician
  • Charles Lyell, Lawyer

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