# Biles (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/biles/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,278 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,870 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 94,187 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.4% (3,395 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Byles |

## Etymology

Uncertain or disputed. Commonly thought to derive from Old English bil (“bladed weapon”), a bill, billhook. Other theories suggest a connection to Old English bile (“beak of a bird”), or from (son of) William.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Biles in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Biles in the United States.

## People named Biles

- Simone Biles, American artistic gymnast

## Similar surnames

Bowles, Boles, Bales, Boyles, Bills, Bailes, Bayles, Blaise, Bolles, Bielski, Bilski, Bialek.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.