How common is the surname Pyles?

7,677 people in the United States had the surname Pyles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,217 Americans. It ranked 4,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Pyles most common?

Wikidata records people named Pyles in the United States.

Is the surname Pyles getting more or less common?

More common. 7,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,677 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Pyles

A surname, carried by 7,677 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pyles is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,677 people named Pyles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,217 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,435.

#4,622

rank among US surnames

7,677

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,409)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,613	Shores	7,691	40,144
#4,614	Yuen	7,688	40,159
#4,615	Fontana	7,685	40,175
#4,616	Spruill	7,683	40,186
#4,617	Hofer	7,682	40,191
#4,618	Eck	7,681	40,196
#4,619	Szabo	7,678	40,212

Who is named Pyles

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

82% of people named Pyles identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pyless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Malia Pyles
American actress, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pyles

Pless

Pyles has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

Questions

How common is the surname Pyles?: 7,677 people in the United States had the surname Pyles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,217 Americans. It ranked 4,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pyles?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Pyles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pyles?: Malia Pyles, American actress.
Where is the surname Pyles most common?: Wikidata records people named Pyles in the United States.
Is the surname Pyles getting more or less common?: More common. 7,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,677 in 2010, up 3.3%.