Kile
A surname with several possible roots, most often treated as a variant of names like Kyle or Kile, especially in English-speaking areas.
The #6,486 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 58,988 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Kile is usually explained as a spelling variant or reduced form of surnames such as Kyle. Those names can be locational, referring to the Scottish district of Kyle in Ayrshire, or they may reflect similar-sounding local place-names in English. In some cases, Kile may also represent altered spelling from immigrant surnames that were simplified in English records.
History
The surname appears in English-speaking records chiefly as a later, variable spelling rather than a very old fixed form. In the United States it is relatively uncommon and may reflect both Scottish and English ancestry, as well as occasional spelling changes over time.
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Fun fact
Because Kile is short and phonetically simple, it often shows up in records with shifting spellings, which can make family-tracing tricky.