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 1,842
General Labourer 198
Agricultural Labourer 186
Domestic Servant 129
Living On Own Means 98
Dress Maker 93
Labourer 91
Coal Miner 88
General Servant Domestic 77
Laundress 75
Living On Her Own Means 73
Carpenter 63
Farmer 61
Gardener 60
Farm Labourer 57
General Servant 56
House Keeper 54
Clerk 35
Blacksmith 33
Errand Boy 32
Cook Domestic Servant 28
General Domestic Servant 28
Carman 28
Tailoress 27
Painter 27

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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