Miles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Miles Name Meaning: From the Middle English "Mile", "Miles" means "servant or son of Mile".

Brought to English shores by the Normans, the name \"Miles\" comes from the Middle English \"Mile\". The 's' on the end would make the word \"Miles\" mean \"servant or son of Mile\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Miles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Miles family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,304
Farm Labourer 238
General Labourer 177
Coal Miner Hewer 152
Private Means 151
General Servant (domestic) 145
Farmer 137
Labourer 131
Domestic Servant 112
Dressmaker 104
Laundress 88
At School 82
None 80
Bricklayer 76
Clerk 73
General Servant Domestic 67
Scholar 66
Cook (domestic) 66
Carpenter 64
At Home 58
Housekeeper 58
Dress Maker 56
House Painter 55
Butcher 54
Old Age Pensioner 51

Miles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Miles 100% 123,790
2 Moles 80% 4,535
3 Males 80% 3,974
4 Myles 80% 3,207
5 Moules 67% 2,250
6 Mules 80% 1,582
7 Mailes 83% 723
8 Mouls 40% 472
9 Mils 80% 459
10 Meals 40% 297
11 Milis 80% 154
12 Mails 60% 131
13 Moulis 50% 127
14 Malas 60% 100

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