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Lytle is primarily a surname of English origin, and it is also used as a place name in the United States. The name has spread through North America with various waves of immigration in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it is encountered as both a family name and, less commonly, a given name.

In geography, Lytle names several places in the United States. The best known is Lytle, Texas, a small city in Atascosa County on the southern fringe of the San Antonio metropolitan area. Lytle Creek is a populated place in San Bernardino County, California, located near the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains. Additional smaller communities and unincorporated areas in other states bear the name, often reflecting local settlements or landowners with the surname Lytle.

The name Lytle also appears in various local institutions and districts, typically named to honor families or individuals bearing the surname. As a toponym and surname, Lytle reflects historical patterns of settlement and migration in North America, and it continues to be encountered in genealogical and regional histories.