Giles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Giles Name Meaning: A name of Gaelic derivation meaning 'servant/famous bearer', also may have derived from the Latin name 'Aegidius' which means 'young goat'.

May have been a name given to someone associated with goats or someone who carried a 'goat-skinned' shield for battle.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Giles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Giles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,624
Agricultural Labourer 336
Labourer 193
Domestic Servant 107
General Servant 104
Dress Maker 84
Laundress 64
Ag Labourer 59
Carpenter 58
Servant 52
Annuitant 49
House Keeper 47
Coal Miner 43
Gardener 36
Tailor 34
Farm Labourer 33
Nail Maker 33
Blacksmith 29
Groom 28
Cook 26
General Servant Domestic 25
Charwoman 25
Farm Servant 25
Housemaid 24
Wife Of Above 22

Giles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Giles 100% 84,146
2 Eagles 50% 6,401
3 Gales 80% 4,937
4 Gilles 83% 1,749
5 Gyles 80% 1,720
6 Ogles 60% 404
7 Egles 60% 386
8 Gils 80% 209
9 Jiles 80% 207
10 Eglese 50% 206
11 Gailes 83% 205
12 Glase 40% 167
13 Glease 50% 134
14 Goles 80% 127
15 Geles 80% 120
16 Gles 80% 112

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