About the Gyles Surname

Records tie Gyles closely to Giles. The name is usually explained as “From Aegidius (young goat)”.

• Gyles ranked 50,564 in the 2010 US Census, with 413 people answering to the name. That puts it among the top 100,000 US surnames.
• Spelled with “y” instead of “i”, Gyles shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Related forms: Gile and Jiles.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Gyles coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Gyles, so the heraldry linked to Giles is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Gyles report, with a museum-style coat of arms.