Does anyone know the origins of the surname Miles?

Answer 1

Miles
This interesting name is of French origin, introduced into England
by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066 in the form Miles, and
thought to derive from the Germanic personal name "Mild", itself
possibly akin to the Slavic element "mil", mercy. In English
documents of the Middle Ages, the name normally appears in the
Latin form "Milo", but the usual medieval form would have been
"Mile", so we assume that the final "s" must represent the
possessive ending of "son of" or "servant of Mile". As a surname
Miles is ambiguous, as the Latin word for a soldier is "Miles". One
Ralph Miles, a fishmonger of Bridge Ward, founded a charity for his
late Lord Milo, obviously adopting his masters christian name
(Subsidy Rolls of London, 1292).

William Augustus Miles (1753 - 1817) was a notable political writer
who corresponded with Pitt; he suggested a Suez Canal in 1791, and
died in Paris where he was collecting materials for a history of
the French Revolution. William Miles (died 1860) rose to the rank
of Major-General in the Indian army and concluded a treaty with
rajah of Rodanpur in 1820, and the Suigan chiefs in 1826. The first
recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Nicholas Miles, which was dated
1177, in the "Pipe Rolls of Sussex", during the reign of
King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189.

Answer 2

From the given name Milo, perhaps from Slavic mil meaning "grace".

(origin: Lat.) Milo, from Milium, a kind of grain called millet. Some think it to be a contraction of Michael.

The Miles surname is the 287th most common surname in the United States and the 225th in Great Britain.
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Answer 3

The came from German first name Milo, possible connected with Old Slavonic Milu meaning merciful, and was brought here by the Normans. Found as a surname from Norfolk to Dorset.

Answer 4

no longer a similar call and not Irish. Houston call which potential habitational call from a place close to Glasgow, Scotland, named with the genitive case of the medieval own call Hugh + center English music, toun ‘settlement’, ‘village’ (old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’). the owner in question is a undeniable Hugo de Paduinan, who held the region c.1160. The Scottish surname is person-friendly in Ulster.Anglicized style of Gaelic Mac Uisdein, Mac Uistein (see McCutcheon). Hewson family individuals historical past Hewson call which potential English (particularly Lincolnshire): patronymic from Hew (see Hugh).Scottish and Irish: Anglicized style of Gaelic Mac Aodha (see McCoy). Dictionary of yankee family individuals Names, Oxford college Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

Answer 5

The name miles is of Germanic origin and is derived from the Old German word mil, which meant beloved.

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Answer 6

Miles
Latin, Greek, English: Soldier; sometimes used as a variant of Michael
Myles;

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Possibly (Latin) "soldier", (Old German) "merciful", or variant of Emil (Latin) "eager to please."