Explore the Family Name Byles

The meaning of Byles

English (southeastern): variant of Bills.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Byles in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Byles saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Byles was ranked as the 35,053rd most popular surname in the United States, with 609 individuals bearing the name. This equated to about 0.23 individuals per 100,000 having the surname. However, by 2010, it had fallen to the 38,754th position and only 570 people bore the surname, or approximately 0.19 per 100,000. This denotes a drop in popularity by 10.56% in rank and a 6.4% decrease in count over the course of the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#38,754	-10.56%
Count	609	570	-6.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.19	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Byles

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Byles, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as White made up the majority of those with the surname, though this proportion decreased slightly from 67.82% to 65.44%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black increased marginally from 26.44% to 27.54%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped from 2.63% to 2.11%. There was also a small increase in those claiming two or more races from 1.97% to 2.98%. Interestingly, in 2010, there were new occurrences of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives, which were not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.82%	65.44%	-3.51%
Black	26.44%	27.54%	4.16%
Two or More Races	1.97%	2.98%	51.27%
Hispanic	2.63%	2.11%	-19.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.88%	0%