Guile

See also: guile

English

Etymology

• As an English, Scottish, and French surname, borrowed from French guile.
• Also as an English surname, variant of Gill.
• Possibly also Americanized from the German surname Geil.

Proper noun

Guile (plural Guiles)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Guile is the 33530^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 680 individuals. Guile is most common among White (89.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Guile”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 99.