How common is the surname Skiles?

5,172 people in the United States had the surname Skiles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,696 Americans. It ranked 6,548th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Skiles?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Skiles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Skiles?

Scott Skiles, American basketball coach and former player, followed by Wesley C. Skiles.

Where is the surname Skiles most common?

Wikidata records people named Skiles in the United States.

Is the surname Skiles getting more or less common?

More common. 4,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,172 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Skiles

A surname, carried by 5,172 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skiles is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,172 people named Skiles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,696 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,910.

#6,548

rank among US surnames

5,172

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,384)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,540	Delosreyes	5,177	59,638
#6,542	Leffler	5,176	59,649
#6,546	Berglund	5,173	59,684
#6,548	Cannady	5,172	59,696
#6,551	Peppers	5,171	59,707
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719

Who is named Skiles

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

94% of people named Skiles identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Skiless

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Skiles
American basketball coach and former player, born 1964
Wesley C. Skiles
American photographer (1958–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Skiles

Skiles has the Soundex code S420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S420.

Questions

How common is the surname Skiles?: 5,172 people in the United States had the surname Skiles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,696 Americans. It ranked 6,548th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Skiles?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Skiles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Skiles?: Scott Skiles, American basketball coach and former player, followed by Wesley C. Skiles.
Where is the surname Skiles most common?: Wikidata records people named Skiles in the United States.
Is the surname Skiles getting more or less common?: More common. 4,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,172 in 2010, up 5.3%.