Myles is a Germanic and English

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

meaning perhaps "peaceful".

Notable people with the surname

* Alannah Myles (born 1958), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Andrew Watson Myles Andrew Watson Myles (February 18, 1884 – May 9, 1970) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920 as a Liberal, and made an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Manitoba ...

(1884–1970), Canadian politician * Anthony Myles (disambiguation), multiple people *

Billy Myles William Myles Nobles (August 29, 1924 – October 9, 2005), known as Billy Myles, was an American R&B songwriter and singer active in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for writing "Tonight, Tonight" recorded by The Mello-Kings, "(You Were Mad ...

(1924–2005), American songwriter * Bruce Myles (born 1940), Australian actor *

Charles Myles Charles Hegan Myles (30 December 1837 – 23 February 1903) was a politician in the British colony of South Australia. History Charles was born the youngest son of Samuel Myles MD (c. 1797 – 3 February 1866) and his second wife Eliza, née He ...

(1837–1903), Australian politician *

Cree Myles Cree Myles is an American influencer, writer and organizer, living in Milwaukee. She is the creator and manager of 'All Ways Black' on Instagram. Early life Born in Milwaukee, Myles's parents moved their family to Menomonee Falls when she wa ...

, American influencer * David Myles (disambiguation), multiple people *

Delvin Myles Delvin Myles (born 1972) is a former Canadian football and arena football wide receiver and defensive back. Myles was most recently active as the player-coach for the Alaska Wild in the Intense Football League. Early years Myles attended Ba ...

(born 1972), American football player *

DeShone Myles DeShone Myles (born October 31, 1974) is a former American football linebacker. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks and the New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1998 NF ...

(born 1974), American football player * Dion Myles (born 1976), Australian rules footballer *

Edgar Myles Captain Edgar Kinghorn Myles, (29 July 1894 – 31 January 1977) was a British Army officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwea ...

(1894–1977), British soldier * Edward Albert Myles (1865–1951), English priest * Eileen Myles (born 1949), American poet *

Emma Myles Emma Myles is an American actress best known for her recurring role as Leanne Taylor on the Netflix original series '' Orange Is the New Black''. She was friends with fellow actress Dascha Polanco Dascha Yolaine Polanco (born December 3, 1982 ...

(born 1987), American actress * Eve Myles (born 1978), Welsh actress * Heather Myles (born 1962), American singer * Henry Myles (disambiguation), multiple people *

Gareth Myles Gareth Myles is a British academic economist. He was born in Manchester and educated at the University of Warwick, the London School of Economics and Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College () is one of the constituent colleges of the Uni ...

, British academic economist *

Gilbert Myles Gilbert Colin Myles (born 18 October 1945) is a former New Zealand politician who entered Parliament for the National Party in 1990, then split from the party in 1991 and sat as an independent, before representing the Liberal Party, the Allianc ...

(born 1945), New Zealand politician *

Godfrey Myles Godfrey Clarence Myles (September 22, 1968 – June 10, 2011) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Florida. Early years Myles ...

(1968–2011), American football player *

James Myles James Sproule Myles (1877 – 13 February 1956) was an Irish soldier, politician and rugby union player. Rugby player Myles played rugby for City of Derry and Ireland. In October 1899, together with Arnold Harvey, he was a member of the Ire ...

(1877–1956), British Army officer * Jesse Myles (1960–2010), American football player *

Jonathan Myles Jonathan Myles (born July 24, 1982) is an American luger who competed from 1999 to 2006. He finished 18th in the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Myles best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 12th in the men's ...

(born 1982), American luger *

Kristyna Myles Kristyna Myles (born 10 May 1984) is a MOBO nominated British singer-songwriter who is currently based in Manchester. Originally from Leicestershire, she came into prominence after winning ''Busk Idol'', a 2005 nationwide singing competition org ...

(born 1984), British singer-songwriter *

Lamar Myles Lamar Myles (born January 7, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Louisville. Early life Myles graduated from Lake Regi ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Lynda Myles (disambiguation) Lynda Myles may refer to: * Lynda Myles (British producer) (born 1947), British writer and producer * Lynda Myles (American writer) Lynda Myles (born July 22, 1939) is a television writer, actress, playwright, memoirist, and short fiction writ ...

, multiple people *

Margaret Myles Margaret (Maggie) Fraser Myles, née Findlay, (December 1892 - February 1988) was a Scottish midwife, midwifery tutor and lecturer and author. She is globally known for her '' Textbook for Midwives'', first published in 1953, which has been consid ...

(1892–1988), Scottish author * Marianne M. Myles (born 1953), American ambassador *

Meg Myles Meg Myles (born Billie Jean Jones; November 14, 1934 – November 12, 2019) was an American pin-up model, singer, and actress on stage and screen, active mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Myles was born in Seattle. She was a popular mode ...

(1934–2019), American model *

Mercy Myles Mercy Myles is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 2011 All-Africa Games scoring a goal in the semi-final against Algeria and at the 2014 Af ...

(born 1992), Ghanaian footballer * Myrtle Tate Myles (1886–1980), American poet * Nate Myles (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer * Neil Myles (1925–1993), Scottish footballer * Noel Myles (born 1947), English artist *

Patrick Myles Patrick Myles is an actor, writer/director and producer. Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and with Philippe Gaulier, his stage work as an actor includes ''Henry VI, Part 1'', ''Henry VI, Part 2'' and ''Henry VI, Part 3'' for Shak ...

(born 1979), English *

Reggie Myles Reginald L. Myles is a former professional American football player who played defensive back for four seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals Career Myles played cornerback for the Alabama Crimson Tide The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the i ...

(born 1979), American football player * Reggie Myles (athlete) (1924–1997), Irish sprinter *

Simon Myles Simon David Myles (born 2 June 1966) is a former English-Hong Kong cricketer who played for Hong Kong. Myles was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. International career His debut ...

(born 1966), English cricketer * Sophia Myles (born 1980), English actress * Thomas Myles (1857–1937), Irish surgeon * Toby Myles (born 1975), American football player *

Trevor Myles Trevor Myles is a British former fashion entrepreneur and designer who ran the Mr Freedom boutique at 430 King's Road, Chelsea, London Chelsea is an affluent area in west London, England, due south-west of Charing Cross by approximately 2.5 ...

, British fashion designer * Vic Myles (1914–1983), Canadian ice hockey player

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