Styles Surname

23,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Styles 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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Styles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0461:45,0485,504
England6,3821:8,7311,267
Australia3,2441:8,3221,236
Canada1,3451:27,3943,640
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
New Zealand5421:8,3551,433
South Africa5091:106,43912,833
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Wales2261:13,6931,500
Scotland1691:31,6793,205
Thailand1681:420,46673,628
Jamaica1631:17,6071,614
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Bahamas1291:3,037386
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Chile331:533,83313,415
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
France211:3,162,987209,042
India211:36,526,923420,161
Norway151:342,81932,589
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Guam121:13,3432,098
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
China91:151,924,6187,954
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malta41:107,5681,849
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1021:43,4303,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0741:7,9301,212
Wales501:31,3681,723
Scotland191:197,0117,414
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9621:25,5963,159

Styles (204) may also be a first name.

Styles 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

Genit., and pl., of Style, 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 the Dutch, Stijl; from the Danish, Steil; a personal name.

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

Styles Last Name Facts

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

The surname Styles is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Styles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,706th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 318,860 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Styles live; 40 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 633,892nd most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 204 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 8,046 people, or 1 in 45,048. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 98 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Styles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Styles has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 452 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 889 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Styles Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Styles last name are 17.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Styles earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23% more than the national average, earning 425,684 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.88% more than the national average, earning R 415,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 35.37% more than the national average, earning $30,733,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $39,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning $53,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stoyles921,014/
Stylets9218/
Stayles927/
Stylesh923/
Steyles922/
Styless920/
Shtylets869/
Stoylets861/
Styleesh861/
Staylese860/
Stiles8334,579/
Steyls83257/
Stayls83127/
Stylez8382/
Steles8318/
Stylis837/
Stoyls830/
Stylios77170/
Steeles77168/
Stilges7752/
Stelges7744/
Stylish7726/
Stylise7721/
Stoiles7720/
Stelets7713/
Styletz7712/
Stgiles776/
Sthiles774/
Stitles772/
Stieles772/
Stilets771/
Steales771/
Stailes771/
Stilies771/
Stilesd771/
Stetles771/
Stehles771/
Steiles770/
Stgilles7112/
Staylish716/
Staileys711/
Shtelies711/
Shtilets711/
Stelheus710/
Stettles710/
Steils67228/
Steals67109/
Stelis6728/
Stails6720/
Staylz6712/
Stilis675/
Staylsova674/
Shtyhlyts672/
Stilez672/
Stylix671/
Stelex671/
Styléz671/
Stilex670/
Stoils670/

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