Gyles Surname
Approximately 1,758 people bear this surname
Gyles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Giles,' a curious familiar form for Egidius. It is very difficult to find a Giles in the 13th and 14th centuries registers, as it is all but invariably entered Egidius. Whether or no Giles was originally a contraction of Egidius, or a substitute for it, it is hard to say.
Read More About This SurnameGyles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 514 | 1:705,173 | 55,723 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Jamaica | 269 | 1:10,669 | 1,125 |
| Australia | 233 | 1:115,861 | 12,852 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Belgium | 44 | 1:261,287 | 31,734 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Costa Rica | 21 | 1:227,622 | 2,745 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 44 | 1:100,679 | 6,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 189 | 1:128,970 | 11,990 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 147 | 1:341,624 | 26,307 |
Gyles (294) may also be a first name.
Gyles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Giles,' a curious familiar form for Egidius. It is very difficult to find a Giles in the 13th and 14th centuries registers, as it is all but invariably entered Egidius. Whether or no Giles was originally a contraction of Egidius, or a substitute for it, it is hard to say. The two seem to have nothing in common. I cannot but think that as Gill was familiar for Julia, so Giles at first represented Julius (v. Yonge, i. 188, for an interesting paragraph on the subject). We must remember that exactly the same accident has befallen Jack as representing John, as it does in England, yet, more correctly, James.
Egidius, or Gilius Gowsell, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Jordan fil. Egidii, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Osbert fil. Egidii, Lincolnshire, ibid.
1564. Married — Nicholas Giles and Christian Newell: St Mary Aldermary.
1576. — Edwarde Giles and Agnes Heme: ibid.
From a Greek personal name popular in France in the Middle Ages, rendered AEgidius in Latin, whence Giles. William Gilis gave his land of Mosplat to the church of Lanark c. 1214 (Dryburgh, p. 157). Robert Geliss was chaplain, 1527 (Caldwell, p. 59), Jhone Gelis was one of an inquest on lands of Gowane (Govan) in the same year (Pollok, I, p. 258). Matthew Gellis was burgess of Abernethy, 1615 (Dunblane), Andrew Jeeles appears in Home, 1681 (Lauder), and John Geills was a wright in Gorballs, 1741 (Campsie). The most distinguished of the name was Peter Giles (1860—1935), late Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Geilston in Cardross parish, Dumbartonshire, takes its name from a family named Giles who formerly possessed the place.
= Giles, q.v.
The baptismal name.
As Giles.
Though not peculiar to Wilts, Giles is an old surname in this county; it is at present mostly to be found in Devizes and its neighbourhood. One of the leading participators in the Penruddock rising in Wilts of 1655 bore this name (H.).
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Gyles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gyles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gyles is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gyles.
How Common Is The Last Name Gyles? popularity and diffusion
It is the 230,222nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,145,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Gyles live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 514,566th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 294 people.
The surname Gyles is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 705,173. In The United States Gyles is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 13 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Jamaica, where 15 percent live.
Gyles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gyles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gyles surname grew 350 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 66 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gyles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gyles surname is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gyles last name are 0.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gyles earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $39,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.21% more than the national average, earning $55,250 CAD per year.
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