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

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

Variant form of Miles. See Mile - From Milo, a not unusual personal name among the Normans; oftener, perhaps, a corruption of Michael, through Mighell. In some rural districts, Michaelman is commonly called Milemas.

Myles is the variant form of Miles. Descendant of Miles meaning "soldier".

Descendant of Miles meaning "soldier".

How popular is Myles?

Myles is common in United States, Canada, England, Australia, Scotland, Ireland, Ghana, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Israel, South Africa, Colombia, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand.

Myles is ranked 19669 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Myless grew by 12.55 per cent to 13898 since 2000 and ranked 2591 after elevating 98 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 72.13 72.02
White 21.61 23.65
Others 3.18 2.24
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.55
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.32 0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.24
Myles is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 27907 people have been found who wears Myles as their family name. Myles is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Myles:
2,761 United States16,464
Countries with thousands of Myles:
2,245 Canada2,412
3,427 England2,236
2,879 Australia1,299
816 Scotland1,117
Countries with hundreds of Myles:
1,013 Ireland678
4,874 Ghana623
685 Jamaica538
15 Cayman Islands519
3,552 Israel355
17,958 South Africa339
4,835 Colombia251
1,881 Wales178
1,706 Northern Ireland165
5,112 New Zealand155
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,124 Panama97
793 Belize81
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
117,589 Ukraine36
2,705 Honduras29
664 Jersey29
11,611 Singapore21
897 Barbados21
320,775 Thailand19
60,627 Papua New Guinea17
66,951 Netherlands16
4,360 Guyana16
251,814 France14
7,075 Cyprus13
213,815 Germany13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,778 Isle of Man10
78,608 Spain10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
63,315 Switzerland8
728,828 India8
1,286 Bermuda7
893 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7
116,183 Sweden6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mrs Myles worked as widow and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 29 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Roscius and arrived on October 14, 1848. Patrick Myles (Born at sea) Infant, 27 years old Patrick Myles, Mary Myles, aged 20, Anne Myles, 12 years old James Myles, Pat Myles (14) Farmer, Pat Myles (14) Farmer, 14 years old Brid. Myles, and 23 other Myles around 66.67% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant migrated to US.

Myles Namesakes

  • Peter Myles, film music editor
  • Gilbert Myles, former New Zealand politician
  • James Myles, Irish soldier, politician and rugby union player
  • Billy Myles, American R&B songwriter and singer active
  • Thomas Myles, prominent Irish Home Ruler and surgeon
  • Myles, ancient king of Laconia
  • Alannah Myles, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
  • Andrew Watson Myles, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Edgar Myles, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Sophia Myles, English actress
  • Eileen Myles, American poet and writer
  • Heather Myles, country music singer
  • Eve Myles, Welsh actress from Ystradgynlais
  • Nate Myles, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Gareth Myles, British academic economist
  • Neil Myles, Scottish professional footballer

Myles Namesakes

  • Peter Myles, film music editor
  • Gilbert Myles, former New Zealand politician
  • James Myles, Irish soldier, politician and rugby union player
  • Billy Myles, American R&B songwriter and singer active
  • Thomas Myles, prominent Irish Home Ruler and surgeon
  • Myles, ancient king of Laconia
  • Alannah Myles, Canadian Juno and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
  • Andrew Watson Myles, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Edgar Myles, British recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Sophia Myles, English actress
  • Eileen Myles, American poet and writer
  • Heather Myles, country music singer
  • Eve Myles, Welsh actress from Ystradgynlais
  • Nate Myles, Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Gareth Myles, British academic economist
  • Neil Myles, Scottish professional footballer

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