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
School 1,446
Farm Labourer 153
General Labourer 125
General Servant (domestic) 107
Private Means 84
Labourer 78
None 73
Domestic Servant 63
Coal Miner Hewer 63
Farmer 62
Dressmaker 62
General Servant Domestic 51
At Home 47
Carpenter 45
Bricklayer 45
Clerk 45
House Painter 44
Dress Maker 44
Laundress 44
Cook (domestic) 40
House Keeper 40
Old Age Pensioner 40
Scholar 38
School Boy 38
Housemaid (domestic) 35

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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