Pile Surname
Approximately 10,051 people bear this surname
Pile Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel' or fortified house (v. Peel), from residence therein.' Pile, a small tower' (Halliwell).
Richard de la Pile, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Benedict de la Pille, Devon, ibid.
Read More About This SurnamePile Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,222 | 1:163,123 | 16,603 |
| England | 1,512 | 1:36,851 | 4,825 |
| Philippines | 1,152 | 1:87,880 | 15,292 |
| India | 1,134 | 1:676,424 | 31,681 |
| Iran | 620 | 1:123,843 | 11,455 |
| Australia | 510 | 1:52,933 | 6,534 |
| Papua New Guinea | 354 | 1:23,033 | 2,519 |
| Barbados | 273 | 1:1,053 | 252 |
| Turkey | 244 | 1:318,940 | 20,584 |
| Indonesia | 220 | 1:601,133 | 47,761 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Brazil | 162 | 1:1,321,446 | 45,095 |
| South Africa | 154 | 1:351,803 | 32,234 |
| Botswana | 149 | 1:14,677 | 2,860 |
| New Zealand | 134 | 1:33,793 | 5,839 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Panama | 91 | 1:42,992 | 2,214 |
| France | 91 | 1:729,920 | 91,032 |
| Guyana | 77 | 1:9,899 | 1,499 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 54 | 1:25,259 | 2,766 |
| Wales | 50 | 1:61,891 | 5,534 |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | 1:15,676 | 2,975 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Latvia | 27 | 1:75,928 | 11,170 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Benin | 11 | 1:939,600 | 46,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 1:16,094 | 893 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 27 | 1:164,069 | 8,499 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,293 | 1:18,852 | 2,706 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:29,593 | 1,646 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,070 | 1:46,933 | 5,387 |
The alternate forms: Pilé (9), Pilè (3) & Pîle (1) are calculated separately.
Pile (1,044) may also be a first name.
Pile Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the peel' or fortified house (v. Peel), from residence therein.' Pile, a small tower' (Halliwell).
Richard de la Pile, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Benedict de la Pille, Devon, ibid.
Nicholas de Pille, Essex, ibid.
Walter atte Pyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Richard atte Pile, Somserset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William atte Pyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Thomas del Pille, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1780. Married — Benjamin Pile and Ann Meredeth: St. George, Hanover Square.
1804. George Tunks and Margaret Pill: ibid.
(Anglo-Latin) dweller at a Small Tower [Middle English pile; Old English píl, Latin pila, a pillar] Richard atte Pile.—Subsidy-Roll (Soms.), A.D. 1327.
Swinburne, a little castle or pile.—Holland, Camden; T.L.O. Davies, p. 493.
Cp. Peel(e.
The same as Peel-a small tower. Halliwell.
From pil, a little hillock; also a sea ditch or salt-water trench, a trench filled at high water, a little harbour. According to Lhuyd, pill is also a manor or lordship.
William Pile, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Henry, John, Peter Pille, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Pile or Pyle is a name that has long been associated with Exeter and its neighbourhood. George Pyle was sheriff of Exeter in 1620 (I.). Pile was a common name in Exmouth in the 17th century (Webb). The name still mostly gathers round Exeter and its district.
Pile Demographics
Pile Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Pile Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pile Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pile (Georgian: ფილე, Hindi: पीले, Marathi: पीले, Oriya: ପିେଲ) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as: Pilé, Pilè or Pîle. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pile? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 51,016th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 725,057 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 34 percent of Pile reside; 24 percent reside in North America and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 247,928th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,044 people.
The surname Pile is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,222 people, or 1 in 163,123. In The United States Pile is most prevalent in: Kentucky, where 15 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Pile occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.
Pile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pile has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pile last name grew 208 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 52 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pile Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pile surname is principally Anglican (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Pile surname are 20.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Pile earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 9.46% more than the national average, earning 378,803 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.26% less than the national average, earning R 191,880 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.19% more than the national average, earning $59,713 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pile Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pile in the Georgian language | ||
| ფილე | pile | - |
| Pile in the Oriya language | ||
| ପିେଲ | piela | - |
| Pile in the Marathi language | ||
| पीले | pile | - |
| Pile in the Hindi language | ||
| पीले | pile | 80 |
| पिले | pile | 20 |
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