Chiles (surname) explained

Chiles is a surname, a variation of Childs, from the Anglo-Saxon 'Cild'. Notable people with the surname include:

• Adrian Chiles (born 1967), British TV and radio presenter
• Eddie Chiles (1910–1993), American businessman
• Henry G. Chiles Jr. (born 1938), United States Navy admiral
• James Chiles (died 1873), Confederate outlaw who rode with William Quantrill's gang
• John Chiles (born 1988), American football player
• Jordan Chiles (born 2001), American gymnast
• Joseph Chiles, (1810–1885), California pioneer and guide, colonel in the U.S. Army
• Lawton Chiles (1930–1998), American politician
• Linden Chiles (1933–2013), American actor
• Lois Chiles (born 1947), American actress and model
• Marcellus H. Chiles (1895–1918), American soldier, World War I Medal of Honor recipient
• Pearce Chiles (1899–?), American baseball player
• Rich Chiles (born 1949), American baseball player
• Walter Chiles (died 1653), Virginia colonial politician

Fictional characters:

• Jackie Chiles, fictional attorney on the American television series Seinfeld