Iles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 6
Berkshire 67
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 10
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 7
Dorset 0
Durham 1
Essex 17
Gloucestershire 793
Hampshire 13
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 1
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 8
Lancashire 37
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 15
London 253
Middlesex 23
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 3
Oxfordshire 5
Rutland 0
Shropshire 11
Suffolk 0
Somerset 163
Surrey 85
Sussex 5
Staffordshire 28
Warwickshire 73
Westmorland 5
Wiltshire 237
Worcestershire 13
Yorkshire 109

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 6
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 44
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 42
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Iles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Iles family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 381
General Labourer 41
Agricultural Labourer 33
Shoe Maker 27
Labourer 24
Farmer 22
Domestic Servant 19
Dress Maker 19
Coal Miner 19
General Servant Domestic 13
Carpenter 12
Gardener 12
Boot Machinist 12
Blacksmith 11
Laundress 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Tailoress 9
Living On Her Own Means 9
Living On Own Means 9
General Servant 8
Grocer 6
Stay Maker 6
Baker 5
Brick Layer 5
None 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Iles

Name Census Frequency
Mary Iles 887
William Iles 867
Elizabeth Iles 617
John Iles 601
George Iles 590
Sarah Iles 440
Henry Iles 426
Thomas Iles 390
James Iles 356
Charles Iles 317
Ann Iles 295
Joseph Iles 250
Ellen Iles 230
Albert Iles 229
Emily Iles 219
Robert Iles 217
Jane Iles 213
Frederick Iles 210
Annie Iles 201
Alfred Iles 197
Eliza Iles 197
Samuel Iles 191
Emma Iles 190
Alice Iles 186
Hannah Iles 171

Iles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lees 50% 81,187
2 Iles 100% 14,947
3 Eales 60% 11,867
4 Leese 40% 9,925
5 Elias 40% 7,792
6 Else 25% 7,360
7 Louis 20% 5,812
8 Isles 80% 3,907
9 Loose 20% 2,563
10 Eeles 60% 1,388
11 Louisa 17% 1,162
12 Elis 50% 827
13 Eiles 80% 662
14 Lose 25% 541
15 Leuis 40% 530
16 Louise 17% 444
17 Leas 50% 413
18 Eles 75% 391
19 Lueas 40% 380
20 Lias 25% 361
21 Eals 25% 348
22 Elsie 20% 313
23 Lease 40% 292
24 Louse 20% 290
25 Ailes 80% 266
26 Illes 80% 253
27 Lase 25% 225
28 Eeeles 50% 209
29 Luis 25% 161
30 Lies 50% 153
31 Oales 60% 151
32 Auls 25% 145
33 Luse 25% 141
34 Laus 25% 134
35 Eels 25% 123
36 Luies 40% 119
37 Elise 40% 113
38 Lus 50% 108
39 Lousia 17% 107
40 Leis 50% 102

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The surname Iles is the 2nd most popular variant of Lees.

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