The Liles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,317 people carried this name — #3,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 28,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,052 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

66 families named Liles, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 399 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 20
South Carolina 19
Pennsylvania 17
Maryland 4
New York 3
Virginia 3

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Liles in American newspapers,
1901–1915.

Newspaper page from The Huntington Advertiser carrying the name Liles
The Huntington Advertiser 1901-10-09
Newspaper page from Golden Valley Chronicle carrying the name Liles
Golden Valley Chronicle 1915-11-05
Newspaper page from Golden Valley Chronicle carrying the name Liles
Golden Valley Chronicle 1915-11-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 223,196 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Liles in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

607 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Liles. The most, 123, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 237
New South Wales 149
Queensland 122
South Australia 37
Tasmania 33
Western Australia 28

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Liles.

Who carried it

People named Liles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Oskar Liles 1886–1940
  • Sonny Liles 1919–2005 · American football player
  • Ray Singleton 1937–2016 · singer
  • W. Pierce Liles 1938–2015
  • Mike Liles 1945–2022 · politician
  • Alva Liles 1956–1998 · American football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Liles,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States549 records

549 records of the Liles name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 412
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 110
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Larry Joe Liles

    Born 1946; from Hershey, Nebraska. U.S. Army, utility helicopter repairer; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eugene V. Liles

    Born 1913 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Los Angeles, California; filling station attendant. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1962, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles Wesley Liles

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1937, died 1991; buried at Biloxi National Cemetery, Mississippi.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 549 records for Liles in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia24 records

24 records of the Liles name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 10
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Samuel Liles

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Pestongee Bomangee, sailing from Plymouth in 1845. Native of Marshfield, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Liles

    Arrived in Victoria in 1857 aboard the Gipsy Bride, aged 36; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Henry Liles

    Storekeeper of Walpeup, Victoria; died 1951.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 24 records for Liles in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom19 records

19 records of the Liles name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 14
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Janet Pinkerton Liles

    Died 1889, aged 20; buried at Callander Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Liles

    Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Helen McGregor Liles

    Died 1935, aged 40; buried at Kilmadock Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 19 records for Liles in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France6 records

6 records of the Liles name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Yvonne Liles

    Born 1894 in Plouguin; died 1975 in Ploudalmézeau (Finistère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Daniel Yves Liles

    Born 1905 in Paris; died 1992 in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Louis Liles

    Born 1912 in Ville-d'Avray; died 1977 in Maisons-Laffitte (Yvelines).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Liles in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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