Schuyler is a Dutch surname which, along with many variants, including Schuller, is an adaptation of the German name Schüler.
The name was introduced to North America by 17th-century settlers arriving in New York City. It later became a given name in honor of prominent members of New York's Schuyler family such as Philip Schuyler, and so became the given name of Schuyler Colfax, the 17th vice president of the United States.
As a given name, it is used in the United States for both boys and girls, typically with the alternative phonetic spellings Skylar and Skyler. Skylar was the 479th most common name for boys born in the United States in 2007, and the 171st most common name for girls born there in that year. The spelling Skyler was the 271st most common name for boys born in the United States in 2007, and the 374th most popular name for girls. The spelling Schuyler last ranked among the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States in 1994, when it was at 974th place on the charts.
In the Netherlands, Schuyler is not used as a given name.
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People with the surname
Arent Schuyler (1662–1730), American surveyor
Angelica Schuyler Church (1756–1814), socialite, daughter of Philip, sister of Elizabeth
Cortlandt V. R. Schuyler (1900–1993), U.S. army general
David Pieterse Schuyler (1636–1690), Dutch colonist in New Netherland
Ed Schuyler Jr. (born 1935), American sports writer
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757–1854), wife of American founding father Alexander Hamilton and founder of the New York Orphan Asylum Society
Eugene Schuyler (1840–1890), American writer, explorer and diplomat
George Schuyler (1895–1977), African-American author and journalist
George W. Schuyler (1810–1885), NYS Treasurer 1864–1865
James Schuyler (1923–1991), American poet
Leonora St. George Rogers Schuyler (1868–1952), American socialite and clubwoman
Linda Schuyler (born 1948), Canadian television producer
Livingston Rowe Schuyler (1868–1931), American historian and Episcopal priest
Molly Schuyler (born 1967), American competitive eater
Montgomery Schuyler (1843–1914), American critic, journalist and editorial writer in New York City
People with the given name
Schuylar
Schuylar Oordt (born 1987), American football tight end
Schuylar Croom, band member of He Is Legend
Schuyler
Schuyler Bailar (born 1996), American swimmer
S. Otis Bland (Schuyler Otis Bland, 1872–1950), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), U.S. vice president from 1869 to 1873
Schuyler Erle (born 1977), American software developer
Schuyler Merritt (1853–1953), U.S. Congressman from Connecticut
Schuyler M. Meyer (1885–1970), New York politician
Schuyler Wheeler (1860–1923), American engineer, inventor of the electric fan
Schuyler Grant (born 1970), American actress
Schuyler Fisk (born 1982), American actress
Schuyler Whitney, fictional character from the American soap opera The Edge of Night
Schuyler Boggs, nurse from Valdosta Ga.
People with the middle name
J. Schuyler Long (1869–1933), American educator