Tytler is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (1747–1813), Scottish lawyer and writer Harry Christopher Tytler (1868–1938), British soldier and entomologist Jagdish Tytler (born 1944), Indian politician James Tytler (born 1745), Scottish aeronaut J. D. Tytler (James Douglas Tytler) (1902-1973), Scottish-born Indian educationist Patrick Fraser Tytler (1791–1849), Scottish historian Robert Christopher Tytler (1818–1872), British soldier, naturalist and photographer References Surnames of Scottish origin