How common is the surname Stiles?

21,357 people in the United States had the surname Stiles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,456 Americans. It ranked 1,689th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Stiles?

Julia Stiles, American actress, followed by Ryan Stiles.

Where is the surname Stiles most common?

Wikidata records people named Stiles in the United States and Canada.

Is the surname Stiles getting more or less common?

More common. 20,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,357 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Stiles

A surname, carried by 21,357 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S342

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Stiles is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,357 people named Stiles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,456 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,957.

#1,689

rank among US surnames

21,357

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,570)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,684	Brantley	21,395	14,431
#1,685	Sheets	21,384	14,438
#1,687	Doss	21,366	14,450
#1,689	Stiles	21,357	14,456

Who is named Stiles

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

91% of people named Stiles identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Stiless

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julia Stiles
American actress, born 1981
Ryan Stiles
American-Canadian actor and comedian, born 1959
Jackie Stiles
American basketball player (born 1978)
Charles Wardell Stiles
American parasitologist (1867-1941)
Sarah Stiles
American singer-actor, born 1979
Ezra Stiles
American theologian, clergyman, Yale President 1727-1795

Notable Stiless come mostly from the United States (5) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Styles

Surnames that sound like Stiles

Stiles has the Soundex code S342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S342.

Questions

How common is the surname Stiles?: 21,357 people in the United States had the surname Stiles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,456 Americans. It ranked 1,689th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Stiles?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Stiles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Stiles?: Julia Stiles, American actress, followed by Ryan Stiles.
Where is the surname Stiles most common?: Wikidata records people named Stiles in the United States and Canada.
Is the surname Stiles getting more or less common?: More common. 20,957 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,357 in 2010, up 1.9%.
What are other spellings of Stiles?: Styles.