How common is the surname Niles?

10,173 people in the United States had the surname Niles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. It ranked 3,511th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Niles?

Nathaniel Niles, American figure skater and tennis player (1886–1932), followed by John Milton Niles.

Where is the surname Niles most common?

Wikidata records people named Niles in the United States.

Is the surname Niles getting more or less common?

More common. 7,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,173 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Niles

A surname, carried by 10,173 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex N420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Niles is more common than 97.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,173 people named Niles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,993.

#3,511

rank among US surnames

10,173

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+27.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,102)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,502	Dorn	10,206	30,251
#3,503	Tavarez	10,201	30,266
#3,504	Sowers	10,198	30,275
#3,505	Andrus	10,197	30,278
#3,506	Glick	10,196	30,281
#3,507	Everhart	10,186	30,311
#3,508	Ahrens	10,182	30,323

Who is named Niles

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

77% of people named Niles identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Niless

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nathaniel Niles
American figure skater and tennis player (1886–1932)
John Milton Niles
American politician (1787-1856)
John Jacob Niles
American musician and balladeer from Kentucky (1892–1980)
Douglas Niles
American writer and game designer, born 1954
Steve Niles
American comic book author and novelist, born 1965
Blair Niles
American writer, explorer and photographer (1880-1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Niles

Niles has the Soundex code N420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N420.

Questions

How common is the surname Niles?: 10,173 people in the United States had the surname Niles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,350 Americans. It ranked 3,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Niles?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Niles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Niles?: Nathaniel Niles, American figure skater and tennis player (1886–1932), followed by John Milton Niles.
Where is the surname Niles most common?: Wikidata records people named Niles in the United States.
Is the surname Niles getting more or less common?: More common. 7,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,173 in 2010, up 27%.