Giles is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Giles
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Giles is a variant of the Guymer. See Gaymer - Apparently a personal or baptismal name, which at an early period became a surname. Geoffrey Gaimar, the well -known Anglo-Norman, trouvère, or romantic poet, bore it about the middle of the XII. century.

Descendant of Giles meaning "shield-bearer".

The baptismal name.

The lastname is form of Gyles. As Giles.

How popular is Giles?

Despite the fact that the number of Giles bearers increased by 4.09 per cent in 2010 US census to 40598 since 2000, the surname slipped by 44 spots and ranked at 849. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.94 67.59
Black 26.15 26.14
Hispanic or Latino 5.66 3.77
Others 2.32 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.35

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

David Giles worked as workman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on John Clark and arrived on May 14, 1846. Immigrant George Giles, Margaret Giles, aged 20, 25 years old Las. Giles, Letitia Giles (20) Spinster, Jane Giles, aged 20, Bleacher Jas. Giles, Thomas Giles, aged 50, Workman J. Giles, and 25 other Giles around 48% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and servant, farmer migrated to US from Liverpool, Bristol and Belfast.

From Italy

Emilia Giles was 22 years old when she migrated to USA on April 30, 1880. She lived in Italy where she worked as servant and took Belgenland from Antwerp.

From Germany

22 years old farmer Jeannette Giles who was residing in Hessen migrated to USA on October 3, 1850 by Bavaria put out from Havre. C-- Giles, aged 20, Painter Chas. Giles, 19 years old Jos.J. Giles, Laborer Lewis Giles, M. Giles (21) Musician, U-Mr Giles (25) Clerk, Helene Giles, aged 35, are others that migrated to US from London, Havre & London, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen and Rotterdam.

Giles Namesakes

  • Ernest Giles, Australian explorer
  • Saint Giles, Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens
  • Kenneth Giles, British crime writer
  • Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist
  • Carl Giles, cartoonist best
  • Francis Giles, canal engineer and surveyor
  • Frank Giles, was editor of the British 'Sunday Times' newspaper
  • Robert Giles, former curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
  • Molly Giles, short story writer, novelist
  • Calvin Giles, Illinois state politician
  • Gail Giles, American writer of young adult fiction
  • Trevor Giles, successful Meath Gaelic footballer
  • Patrick Giles, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • John Laurent Giles, naval architect
  • Saint Giles, Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens
  • Herbert Giles, British diplomat and sinologist
  • Lee Giles, American computer scientist and the David Reese Professor at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University
  • Lionel Giles, British sinologist, writer, and philosopher
  • Rupert Giles, fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
  • Michael Giles, English drummer
  • William Branch Giles, American statesman, long-term Senator
  • Johnny Giles, Irish former association football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United
  • Ashley Giles, former English first-class cricketer
  • Marcus Giles, former Major League Baseball player
  • Brian Giles, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Warren Giles, American professional baseball executive
  • Patricia Giles, women's activist and Australian Senator
  • Samantha Giles, English actress, probably best
  • Martyn Giles, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Nancy Giles, American actress and commentator
  • Curt Giles, Minnesota North StarsNew York RangersSt
  • Jimmie Giles, Jimmie Giles, Jr
  • John K. Giles, inmate at Alcatraz prison
  • Winston Giles, Australian musician
  • William Fell Giles, U.S. Representative
  • Chris Giles, former Welsh footballer
  • Annabel Giles, {{Citation

Giles Namesakes

  • Ernest Giles, Australian explorer
  • Saint Giles, Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens
  • Kenneth Giles, British crime writer
  • Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist
  • Carl Giles, cartoonist best
  • Francis Giles, canal engineer and surveyor
  • Frank Giles, was editor of the British 'Sunday Times' newspaper
  • Robert Giles, former curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
  • Molly Giles, short story writer, novelist
  • Calvin Giles, Illinois state politician
  • Gail Giles, American writer of young adult fiction
  • Trevor Giles, successful Meath Gaelic footballer
  • Patrick Giles, Irish Fine Gael politician
  • John Laurent Giles, naval architect
  • Saint Giles, Greek, Christian, hermit saint from Athens
  • Herbert Giles, British diplomat and sinologist
  • Lee Giles, American computer scientist and the David Reese Professor at the College of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University
  • Lionel Giles, British sinologist, writer, and philosopher
  • Rupert Giles, fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'
  • Michael Giles, English drummer
  • William Branch Giles, American statesman, long-term Senator
  • Johnny Giles, Irish former association football player and manager best remembered for his time as a midfielder with Leeds United
  • Ashley Giles, former English first-class cricketer
  • Marcus Giles, former Major League Baseball player
  • Brian Giles, former Major League Baseball outfielder
  • Warren Giles, American professional baseball executive
  • Patricia Giles, women's activist and Australian Senator
  • Samantha Giles, English actress, probably best
  • Martyn Giles, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Nancy Giles, American actress and commentator
  • Curt Giles, Minnesota North StarsNew York RangersSt
  • Jimmie Giles, Jimmie Giles, Jr
  • John K. Giles, inmate at Alcatraz prison
  • Winston Giles, Australian musician
  • William Fell Giles, U.S. Representative
  • Chris Giles, former Welsh footballer
  • Annabel Giles, {{Citation

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