Lyte is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Christian Lyte (1989–), English cyclistEliphalet Oram Lyte (1842–1913), American educatorFarnham Maxwell-Lyte (1828–1906), English chemist and photographic pioneerHenry Lyte (botanist) (1529–1607), English botanist and antiquaryHenry Francis Lyte (1793–1847), Anglican divine and hymn-writerHenry Maxwell Lyte (1848–1940), Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, 1886–1926, and historianLavinia Lyte, fictional character in the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther ForbesLyte, a band member of Delta-SMC Lyte, stage name of rap artist Lana Michele Moorer (b 1971)