Pile Family History

English (Devon and London): variant of Pyle. French: from Old French pile ‘mortar trough’ (from Latin pila) denoting a trough used for crushing or pounding various materials such as lime and in some cases the surname may have arisen as a metonymic occupational name for someone engaged in such work.

French: topographic name from Old French pile ‘pillar column’ (from Latin pila) or a habitational name from any of the minor places in northern France named with this word.