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Etymology of Oyler

What does the name Oyler mean?

The Oyler surname is generally thought to derive from a place name, perhaps Pont Doylly, or Duilly in Normandy. Alternatively, the Oyler, Ollier and similar spellings could have been derived from the English occupational name for an extractor or seller of oil having derived from the Anglo-Norman French word "olier" from "oile." In northern England linseed oil was commonly derived from flax and used as a substitute for olive oil. 1

The source Old English Bynames notes "There are five Ouillys in Calvados. The DB tenant probably came from Ouilly-le-Basset, or, possibly, from Ouilly-le-Vicomte. The name may also derive from Ouilly-du-Houlley, Ouilly-la-Ribaude or Ouilly-le-Tesson." 2 "Robert de Oilgi was a tenant-in-chief in many counties [of the Domesday Book], and Wido de Oilgi in Oxfordshire" 3

Early Origins of the Oyler family

The surname Oyler was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Robert Oilgi, Olgi, de Oilgi, de Olgi, de Oilleio was recorded in 1086. 4 Robert de Olleyo, de Oili was recorded in 1135 at Oseney and later in 1140 at Eynsham, Oxfordshire. The same source notes Henry de Olli, Doilli in 1156 and 1163. Later the Curia Regis Rolls for Oxfordshire in 1212 listed Henry de Oly, Dolly. Early Lincolnshire records show Thomas Duly in 1297 and early Staffordshire records show John Dolye in the Assize Rolls of 1272. 2

The source Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. notes Robert Doilli, Oxfordshire, Henry III-Edward I; Richard de Oyli, Oxfordshire; and Henry Doilly, Oxfordshire. 5

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 includes entries for Matilda de Oylly, Dorset; and Dominus de Doyli, Oxfordshire. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 list Juliana Doyle; Johannes Doyle, et Alicia uxor ejus; and Katerina Doylle 6

Early History of the Oyler family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Oyler research. Another 182 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1071, 1073, 1120, 1129, 1354, 1542, 1573, 1576, 1577, 1585, 1605, 1614, 1616, 1633, 1640, 1641, 1663, 1666, 1677, 1709 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Oyler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oyler Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Doyley, D'Oyley, Doyle, D'Oyle, Doylee, Doley, Duley, Duly, Duely, Dueley, Ollie, Oyler, Oylie, D'Oyly, Olley, Oulley, Oullie, Ollie, Owley, Oyly, Oilli, Oiley, L'Oyle and many more.

Early Notables of the Oyler family

Thomas D'Oyley (fl. 1585), English antiquary, the second son of Sir Henry D'Oyly, knight, of Pondhall in the parish of Hadleigh, Suffolk; Robert D'Oyley (1542-1577) of Hambleden, Buckinghamshire, who was Sheriff of Oxfordshire in 1573; and Sir Cope Doyley (d. 1633), who inherited Hambleden Manor, Buckinghamshire in 1605. For this illustrious family, there is a...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Oyler Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Oyler Ranking

the United States, the name Oyler is the 7,256th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 7

Oyler migration to the United States +



Oyler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Samuel Oyler, who landed in Tippecanoe County, Indiana in 1842 8
  • Potter Oyler, aged 30, who arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Paris" from Southampton, England 9
Oyler Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Lotta T. Oyler, aged 50, originally from London, England, who arrived in New York in 1908 aboard the ship "Baltic" from Liverpool, England 9
  • David Smith Oyler, aged 6, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Canada" from Naples, Italy 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Oyler (post 1700) +

  • Tom Oyler, American Libertarian politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1998 10
  • Samuel Petitt Oyler (1819-1898), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1860; Member of Indiana State Senate, 1865-67; Circuit Judge in Indiana, 1869-70 11
  • Lawrence E. Oyler, American Democratic Party politician, Postmaster at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1943-58 11
  • J. Price Oyler, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1940 11
  • Chris Oyler, American author, AIDS survivor and activist, best known for his book Go Toward the Light, the basis for the 1988 made-for-television movie of the same name
  • Raymond Francis Oyler (1938-1981), American Major League Baseball shortstop
  • Andrew Paul "Pepper" Oyler (1880-1970), American Major League Baseball third baseman
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  3. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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  5. Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
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  7. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  8. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  9. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  10. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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