Name origin of Guyler

[stanmapstone]

From the Oxford English Dictionary
Guiler, a beguiler; a deceiver. Forms:  ME gilowre, guilour, gylor, gyulere, ME giler(e, -our(e, ME–15 gylour(e, guiler, ME gyler, gyllor, 15 guyler

Stan

[stanmapstone]

The Works - Volume 2 - Page 215 by Edmund Spenser,
So goodly did beguile the Guyler of his pray.
 http://www.rootschat.com/links/0yx7/

Stan

[Natasha27]

The French link is definitely a possibility and something I'd be interested in looking in to.

Not sure I am liking the definitions of the name! Though it makes it all the more interesting to me.

That Edmund Spenser is a good find, thanks everyone.

[Ruskie]

a terrific actor - born in Wallasey but brought up across The Mersey in Liverpool
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deryck_Guyler

Remember him! I didn't realise he died in Brisbane. 

[jim1]

I find the NBI is a good place to find name origins. Not everyone was baptised or married but everyone did get buried.
There are 71 with 90% coming from Notts.
Strangely the earliest is 1611 in Staffs.
The earliest Notts. I have is 1780.
Basford has the largest contingent.

[stanmapstone]

There are 142 Guylers in the 1881 census, 51 in Nottingham, 46 in Basford, 13 in West Derby, the rest in various other locations.

Stan

[Lisa Savory]

I am a Guyler in Philadelphia Pennsyvania, USA. I had no idea where it originated until I read this discussion.

[jomackiwi]

Hi Natasha, My Grandparents were Guiler, (often spelt as Guyler or Gyler or Giller) Family history that was passed down to different sides of the family maintain that brothers arrived in Ireland from France. They more than likely fought for the Catholic side at the Battle of the Boyne, then remained in Ireland. I have found Guilers in Country Clare, Derry and Tyrone (particularly around Lough Neagh at Ardboe)
I have heard of some Guiler names arriving from Scotland also. If you have done a DNA test it won't be difficult to trace your Guiler side.

[jomackiwi]

Guiler surname-Derry and Tyrone in Ireland. Anybody DNA testing might like to search for these French surnames that seem to connect. Gaillard, Saucier, Le Clair and Champagne/Lambert. Area of French origin suggests Perche, Normandy.