Lyell is a surname of Scotland traced to Radulphus de Insula, 11th-century Lord of Duchal Castle. "De insula" was subsequently translated into the Old French "de l'isle" and developed into a number of variants ([de] Lyell; [de] Lisle; [de] Lyle; see below). John Lyell in 1706 emigrated to Virginia and is the progenitor of the American Lyells.[citation needed]

Lyell may refer to:

People

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  • Charles Lyell (1797–1875), British geologist; son of the botanist; 1st Baronet Lyell of Kinnordy
  • Mary Horner Lyell (1808–1873), conchologist; wife of the geologist
  • Katharine Murray Lyell (1817–1915), British botanist and author; sister-in-law of the geologist

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