Wiles Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 3
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 64
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 2
Derbyshire 5
Devon 66
Dorset 14
Durham 2
Essex 27
Gloucestershire 46
Hampshire 12
Herefordshire 23
Hertfordshire 28
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 70
Isle of Man 0
Kent 224
Lancashire 37
Leicestershire 12
Lincolnshire 134
London 227
Middlesex 32
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 81
Northamptonshire 43
Nottinghamshire 43
Oxfordshire 2
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 70
Shropshire 9
Suffolk 41
Somerset 11
Surrey 16
Sussex 20
Staffordshire 19
Warwickshire 37
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 14
Worcestershire 7
Yorkshire 238

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 7
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Wiles Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wiles family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 124
Female Servant 64
Independent 38
Labourer 37
Male Servant 36
Farmer 27
Shoe Maker 17
Ag Labourer 13
Carpenter 11
Brick Maker 10
Grocer 9
Dress Maker 8
Tailor 7
Pauper 7
Blacksmith 6
Frame Work Knitter 5
Bricklayer 4
Mariner 3
Baker 3
Painter 3
Clerk 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Charwoman 3
Stocking Maker 3
Agriculturer Labourer 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Wiles

Name Census Frequency
William Wiles 1,421
John Wiles 1,152
Mary Wiles 1,145
Elizabeth Wiles 896
George Wiles 764
Sarah Wiles 674
Thomas Wiles 668
James Wiles 527
Charles Wiles 431
Ann Wiles 400
Henry Wiles 373
Emma Wiles 339
Eliza Wiles 336
Jane Wiles 312
Robert Wiles 308
Annie Wiles 288
Frederick Wiles 265
Alfred Wiles 259
Alice Wiles 258
Hannah Wiles 244
Arthur Wiles 243
Edward Wiles 236
Ellen Wiles 222
Richard Wiles 218
Emily Wiles 203

Wiles Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wiles 100% 20,946
2 Wales 80% 19,433
3 Willes 83% 9,795
4 Wyles 80% 5,004
5 Whiles 83% 2,369
6 Wailes 83% 2,277
7 Owles 60% 1,445
8 Wooles 67% 499
9 Wools 40% 477
10 Ewles 60% 370
11 Weals 40% 368
12 Walis 60% 332
13 Wils 80% 258
14 Weels 40% 223
15 Woolas 50% 213
16 Weles 80% 201
17 Ewels 40% 200
18 Wails 60% 160
19 Wels 60% 155
20 Weales 67% 146
21 Wilsea 67% 145
22 Wilis 80% 142
23 Wals 60% 129
24 Wilse 60% 116

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The surname Wiles is the most popular version of all its varients

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