Lyte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Lyte (1989–), English cyclist Eliphalet Oram Lyte (1842–1913), American educator Farnham Maxwell-Lyte (1828–1906), English chemist and photographic pioneer Henry Lyte (botanist) (1529–1607), English botanist and antiquary Henry Francis Lyte (1793–1847), Anglican divine and hymn-writer Henry Maxwell Lyte (1848–1940), Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1886–1926, and historian Lavinia Lyte, fictional character in the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes Lyte, a band member of Delta-S MC Lyte, stage name of rap artist Lana Michele Moorer (b 1971)
See also Lytes Cary, manor house in Somerset, England, once owned by the Lyte family Leicht (surname) Leight (surname) Light (disambiguation) Light (surname) Licht (surname) Lite (disambiguation) Lyte (disambiguation)