Stiles Surname
Approximately 34,579 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameStiles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,408 | 1:12,759 | 1,587 |
| England | 2,144 | 1:25,988 | 3,552 |
| Canada | 1,592 | 1:23,144 | 3,142 |
| Australia | 1,480 | 1:18,240 | 2,545 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| New Zealand | 230 | 1:19,688 | 3,459 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| Wales | 47 | 1:65,841 | 5,810 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Ecuador | 33 | 1:481,995 | 10,698 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,642 | 1:14,845 | 2,210 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,402 | 1:7,844 | 1,002 |
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.
Pl., and genit., of Stile, q.v.
(English) Dweller at the steps leading over a fence or wall, or at a steep path up a hill.
A very common name "At the Style"—John Atte Style—John Styles. (See Noakes.)
From Styal; a location name in Cheshire Or from the German, Steil; a personal name.
Stiles Demographics
Average Stiles Salary in
United States
$42,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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Footnotes
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