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.
Discover how your Giles ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 54 |
| Buckinghamshire | 94 |
| Berkshire | 479 |
| Cambridgeshire | 49 |
| Channel Islands | 50 |
| Cheshire | 78 |
| Cornwall | 328 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 29 |
| Devon | 366 |
| Dorset | 90 |
| Durham | 132 |
| Essex | 224 |
| Gloucestershire | 361 |
| Hampshire | 492 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 91 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 11 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 729 |
| Lancashire | 413 |
| Leicestershire | 100 |
| Lincolnshire | 84 |
| London | 2,117 |
| Middlesex | 283 |
| Northumberland | 118 |
| Norfolk | 124 |
| Northamptonshire | 88 |
| Nottinghamshire | 109 |
| Oxfordshire | 243 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 11 |
| Shropshire | 105 |
| Suffolk | 153 |
| Somerset | 539 |
| Surrey | 372 |
| Sussex | 170 |
| Staffordshire | 328 |
| Warwickshire | 403 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 366 |
| Worcestershire | 347 |
| Yorkshire | 676 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 299 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 105 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 7 |
| 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 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Giles | 5,652 |
| Mary Giles | 5,271 |
| John Giles | 4,216 |
| Elizabeth Giles | 3,694 |
| George Giles | 3,280 |
| Sarah Giles | 2,864 |
| Thomas Giles | 2,575 |
| James Giles | 2,161 |
| Henry Giles | 1,907 |
| Ann Giles | 1,897 |
| Charles Giles | 1,707 |
| Jane Giles | 1,440 |
| Frederick Giles | 1,261 |
| Emma Giles | 1,241 |
| Eliza Giles | 1,221 |
| Edward Giles | 1,186 |
| Joseph Giles | 1,172 |
| Ellen Giles | 1,149 |
| Emily Giles | 1,064 |
| Annie Giles | 1,060 |
| Alice Giles | 1,042 |
| Robert Giles | 975 |
| Alfred Giles | 960 |
| Richard Giles | 935 |
| Arthur Giles | 800 |
| 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 |
The surname Giles is the most popular version of all its varients