Illes

loc · Latin script

Meaning: (i) ME ille ‘bad, evil’; first attested Ralph Ille 1202 P (Nf)

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

Illes is a name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in China than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • FRFrance≈1 in 304K(inferred from the name graph)
  • HUHungary≈1 in 8.2K
  • CHSwitzerland1 in 183K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

China (inferred from the name graph)

≈2,900 people, est.

Sources
112 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 8.2K (inferred from the name graph)

Hungary, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

(i) ME ille ‘bad, evil’; first attested Ralph Ille 1202 P (Nf). (ii) ‘dweller in the island’; see ILES

Sources 1

  • A Dictionary of English Surnames

Attested across 20 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Illes counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Illes is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
CN China≈2,900 est.≈1 in 484K—Illes2
HU Hungary≈1,200 est.≈1 in 8.2K14KIlles108
US United States4701 in 708K516—87
FR France≈220 est.≈1 in 304K30Illes112
BR Brazil741 in 2.9M74——
CH Switzerland461 in 183K46—13
CZ Czechia301 in 357K30——
SE Sweden291 in 352K29—7

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Nyilvántartó — Top-100 birth surnames in population (2020–2025); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames); MVČR — living population register 2017; Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Illes is also recorded as 8 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • English surname16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Germany, United Kingdom, Hungary, United States

    Languages: English, German, Hungarian

    Also written Illés, Illéš, Illeš, Illès, Illės

  • Spanish surname7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Illés, Illès, Illéš, Illeš

  • Bulgarian surname16 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia

    Languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian

    Also written Illeš, Illés, Ileš, Illéš, Илеш

  • a separate name5 spellings in the group

    Also written Illés, Illéš, Illeš, Illès

  • Russian name9 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Иллес, Іллес, Illeš, Illés, Illès

  • Polish name3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland

    Also written Illès, Illés

  • Danish name6 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Denmark, Norway

    Languages: Danish, Norwegian

    Also written Illés, Illès

  • Arabic name4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Kuwait

    Also written Illeş, Illès, Illés

27 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Illes is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Galician, second-person singular present subjunctive of illar

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Catalan, plural of illa

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In Interlingua, they

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

150016001700180019002000Eliáš Láni, b. 1570Elias Ladiver, b. 1633Illés Trangus, b. 1704Illés Adler, b. 1868Illés Kaczér, b. 1887Illés Mónus, b. 1888Iles Brody, b. 1899Illés Spitz, b. 1902Illés Dési, b. 1931Judy Illes, b. 1960
  • Eliáš Lánib. 1570HUnot in their usual nameHungarian poet
  • Elias Ladiverb. 1633HUnot in their usual nameSlovak dramatic and philosopher (c. 1630–1686)
  • Illés Trangusb. 1704SKHungarian physician
  • Illés Adlerb. 1868HUHungarian rabbi
  • Illés Kaczérb. 1887HUHungarian author and journalist (1887-1980)
  • Illés Mónusb. 1888HUHungarian journalist (1888–1944)
  • Iles Brodyb. 1899HUnot in their usual nameHungarian writer (1899-1953)
  • Illés Spitzb. 1902HUHungarian association football coach and association football player (1902-1961)
  • Illés Désib. 1931HUHungarian physician (1931–2018)
  • Judy Illesb. 1960CACanadian neuroscientist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 27 sources across 15 countries.

Official registers attesting Illes
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000516#40,019
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020498#46,181
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010470#45,495
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—74#79,169
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)196139—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)199130—
SE SwedenSkatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population)—29#19,389
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)192128—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)197127—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)198125—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)195125—
FR FranceINSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000)194121—

Reference works 6

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Illes come from?
(i) ME ille ‘bad, evil’; first attested Ralph Ille 1202 P (Nf). (ii) ‘dweller in the island’; see ILES Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
What does the name Illes mean?
Recorded meaning: (i) ME ille ‘bad, evil’; first attested Ralph Ille 1202 P (Nf).
In which country does Illes have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 2.9 thousand people named Illes in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled illes.
How common is the name Illes?
In the United States, the national register counted 470 people named Illes in 2010, about 1 in 708 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Illes”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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