Stiles Surname

16,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Stiles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stile,' from residence thereby. The seeming plural form Stiles or Styles is really the genitive; compare Williams for William ( = William's son). So Styles = Style's son; compare Holmes, Briggs, Brooks.

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Stiles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,4081:12,7591,587
England2,1441:25,9883,552
Canada1,5921:23,1443,142
Australia1,4801:18,2402,545
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
New Zealand2301:19,6883,459
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Wales471:65,8415,810
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Ecuador331:481,99510,698
Norway151:342,81932,589
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Guam121:13,3432,098
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Finland61:916,11741,832
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6421:14,8452,210
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4021:7,8441,002

Stiles (285) may also be a first name.

Stiles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the stile,' from residence thereby. The seeming plural form Stiles or Styles is really the genitive; compare Williams for William ( = William's son). So Styles = Style's son; compare Holmes, Briggs, Brooks. The genitive form in local surnames is almost entirely confined to monosyllabic surnames.

'For som tyme I served Symme atte-Style.': Piers.

See also the suggestions with regard to Still.

Alina de la Stiyrela, Close Rolls, 54 Henry III.

Richard de la Style, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Atte Stile, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert ate Stiele, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Roger atte Styhill, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1575. Nicholas Style and Gertrude Bright: Marriage Lic. (London).

1761. Married — Henry Styles and Elizabeth Reader: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., and genit., of Stile, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the steps leading over a fence or wall, or at a steep path up a hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A very common name "At the Style"—John Atte Style—John Styles. (See Noakes.)

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Styal; a location name in Cheshire Or from the German, Steil; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stiles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Stiles Come From? nationality or country of origin

Stiles is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stiles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,109th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 210,751 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Stiles are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Stiles is also the 524,196th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 285 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 28,408 people, or 1 in 12,759. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Stiles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stiles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stiles surname rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 427 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stiles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stiles are 19.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stiles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.9% more than the national average, earning 383,808 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 78.69% more than the national average, earning R 424,644 per year; in United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $50,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stilges9252/
Stoiles9220/
Stgiles926/
Sthiles924/
Stitles922/
Stieles922/
Stilets921/
Stilesd921/
Stilies921/
Stailes921/
Steiles920/
Stile911,701/
Stgilles8612/
Shtilets861/
Staileys861/
Styles8322,855/
Stiler83385/
Steils83228/
Stiley83162/
Stiele83153/
Stiole83125/
Stihle83110/
Stitle8394/
Steile8357/
Stilet8344/
Stails8320/
Stules8319/
Steles8318/
Staile8315/
Stilje838/
Shtile837/
Stilis835/
Stilec835/
Stoile834/
Stilez832/
Stisle831/
Stilea831/
Sthile831/
Stoils830/
Stilex830/
Stiled830/
Stoyles771,014/
Stailey77754/
Stiehle77593/
Steiler77232/
Stittle77174/
Steeles77168/
Stihler77154/
Steitle77104/
Stitley7792/
Stelges7744/
Stoilis7736/
Stitler7729/
Sztiler7721/
Stylets7718/
Shtiler7716/
Stileth7714/
Stelets7713/
Stailer779/
Stayles777/
Steihle775/
Sthiler774/
Steijls774/
Stiolea774/
Stilher773/
Stylesh773/
Stilysh772/
Steyles772/
Steisle772/
Stilish771/
Stehles771/
Steiley771/
Steills771/
Stoiler771/
Stetles771/
Stiglie771/
Steales771/
Staileh771/
Stileah771/
Stilecz771/
Stiletz771/
Stilios771/
Shtilee771/
Staille771/
Stisler770/
Stulles770/
Styless770/
Stailee770/
Stele73979/
Style73746/
Stili73459/
Stila73348/
Stily73240/
Stuls731/
Stäle731/
Stèle731/
Steitler7196/
Steihler7118/
Stittler7110/
Shtylets719/
Steelesr711/
Stichels711/
Stilecht711/
Shtelies711/
Styleesh711/
Sehetile711/
Stoylets711/
Stuitley710/
Staisley710/
Staylese710/
Stettles710/
Steitley710/
Stelheus710/
Steele67167,680/
Stehle679,160/
Stelea672,064/
Stähle671,847/
Staili671,720/
Shtele67545/
Stoyle67508/
Steyls67257/
Staila67249/
Steily67208/
Stoila67188/
Stieli67157/
Steley67156/
Stiely67135/
Stayls67127/
Stelet67115/
Steals67109/
Štilec6796/
Stylez6782/
Stylec6776/
Štilet6769/
Sthele6748/
Steler6747/
Støyle6746/
Stayle6745/
Stoili6742/
Stilio6728/
Stelis6728/
Steili6722/
Steale6721/
Stylee6721/
Steila6718/
Stulls6716/
Stilip6711/
Staily679/
Štiler679/
Stylis677/
Shtila676/
Stilic676/
Stelee675/
Stoilă675/
Styley674/
Styole674/
Sttele673/
Steleh673/
Stelec673/
Sticiller672/
Shtili671/
Stulez671/
Stulsz671/
Stilaa671/
Stilih671/
Ştiole671/
Štules671/
Sthila671/
Stihlé671/
Stelex671/
Steilj671/
Sztele671/
Stechille671/
Stailz671/
Stilii671/
Stiteller670/
Stuily670/
Stelie670/
Stetle670/
Steidtler670/
Stitly670/
Stylie670/
Steilz670/
Stoyls670/
Stitlz670/
Stesle670/

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