The Kyles first arrived in America when Robert Kyle immigrated from County Tyrone, Ireland, in the mid-18th century and purchased a piece of land in Buckingham County, Virginia, in 1749. His youngest son, Captain Robert Kyle, served in the Revolutionary War in 1777 and later moved to Hawkins County, Tennessee, where he and his wife Leah reared a large family on their farm: "Walnut Hill" west of Rogersville, Tennessee.
The Kyle Family spelling can be traced back to the year 1096 where Hugh Kyle the Great was commander-in-chief in the First Crusade. Kyle is a Scottish name taken from the Celtic word Caol, which means narrow or straight. The first King of the Scots, Fergus, was crowned in Kyle, after defeating Coelius. William Wallace is believed to have been born and raised in Kyle. The Stewarts, later to be Kings, ruled half of Kyle, called “Kyle Stewart.” Renowned poet Robert Burns was also a Kyle man.