# Wiles (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/wiles/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname. A patronymic form of Wile.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,105 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,754 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,559 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.1% (13,810 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Wyles |

## Etymology

From Wile + -s (patronymic suffix).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Wiles in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Similar surnames

Willis, Wills, Wales, Wilsey, Willsey, Wilks, Wilke, Wilkie, Wilk, Wilkey, Wallace, Wells.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.