How common is the last name Giles?

39,371 people in the United States have the last name Giles, about 1 in 7,592. It ranks #861 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

GILES

#861

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,371
About
1 in 7,592
This common or more
38%
Who bears it

Of the 39,371 people with the last name Giles, 62.3% reported their origin as White, 25.3% as Black and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Giles

#859 Weeks · 39,404#860 Bentley · 39,380#862 Pennington · 39,335#863 Frederick · 39,331

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Giles, most common first.

#7,696 Gilles · 4,147#14,974 Gills · 1,895#149,446 Gilks · 110

Also a first name

As a first name, Giles ranks #6,615 of 53,615, with 2,406 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1918, with 86 births. See Giles as a first name

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