Show ContentsQuiles History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Although the origins of Quiles are uncertain, it has been suggested that the surname may be a patronymic name created from the personal name Aquileo.

Early Origins of the Quiles family

The surname Quiles was first found in Castile, where those of the name came originally from the mountains of Santander.

Early History of the Quiles family

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Quiles Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quilez, Quiles, Quilez, Quillian, Quille and others.

Early Notables of the Quiles family

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Quiles Ranking

In the United States, the name Quiles is the 6,474th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Quiles migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Quiles Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Manuel Quiles, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1854 2
  • Francisco Quiles, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1873 2
Quiles Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Carmen Quiles, aged 24, who landed in America from Dares, Puerto Rico, in 1913
  • Augustina Quiles, aged 58, who settled in America from Madrid, Madrid, in 1916
  • Jose Quiles, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States from Gandia, Spain, in 1920
  • Pedro Quiles, aged 26, who settled in America, in 1920
  • Ralph Quiles, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Quiles (post 1700) +

  • Robert Quiles (b. 1962), American professional football player
  • German Quiles (b. 1939), former American Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  • Antonio Jiménez Quiles (b. 1934), Spanish road cyclist who finished 2nd overall at the 1955 Vuelta a España, while being the youngest competitor at 20 years old
  • Eduardo Quiles (b. 1940), Spanish playwright and novelist
  • Paul Quilès (b. 1942), French Socialist politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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