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    The surname Pyle

    A surname, carried by 15,180 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P400

    Pyle: #2,389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Pyle #2,389, 15,180 people Pyle: #2,389 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pyle #2,389, 15,180 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pyle is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,180 people named Pyle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,339 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,066.

    #2,389
    rank among US surnames
    15,180
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.8%
    change since 2000 (was #2,212)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,380Whitmore15,29620,185
    #2,381Bianco15,27820,209
    #2,382Jack15,25620,238
    #2,383Pantoja15,24920,247
    #2,384Negrete15,24520,252
    #2,385Hearn15,23420,267
    #2,387Watt15,21120,298

    Who is named Pyle

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

    93% of people named Pyle identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pyles

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Missi Pyle
      American actress and singer, born 1972
    • Howard Pyle
      American illustrator and author (1853-1911)
    • Ernie Pyle
      American war correspondent and writer (1900–1945)
    • Denver Pyle
      American actor (1920-1997)
    • Gladys Pyle
      American politician (1890-1989)
    • John Howard Pyle
      American politician (1906-1987)
    • Mike Pyle
      American martial artist, born 1975
    • C. C. Pyle
      American sports agent, 1882–1939

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pyle

    Pyle has the Soundex code P400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P400.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Pyle?
    15,180 people in the United States had the surname Pyle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,339 Americans. It ranked 2,389th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pyle?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pyle identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Pyle?
    Missi Pyle, American actress and singer, followed by Howard Pyle.
    Where is the surname Pyle most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pyle in the United States.
    Is the surname Pyle getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,066 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,180 in 2010, up 0.8%.