Boils Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

Boils Surname Definition:

A corruption of Boyle.

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Boils Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Spain1561:299,69318,077
France611:1,088,897118,069
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

The alternate forms: Boïls (4) are calculated separately.

Boils Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Boyle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Boïls, and Boïl, in Catalan, may come from a Latin man's name, Baudilliu. Or maybe from the Latin, bovile, meaning 'ox stable'.

- a1956

Boils Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boils Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boils occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Boïls. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boils? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 619,831st most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Boils reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Boils is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 60 percent are found, Illinois, where 12 percent are found and Indiana, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 31 percent are found and France, where 12 percent are found.

Boils Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boils has changed over time. In England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boils Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Boils last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boils surname are 50.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Boils earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.4% less than the national average, earning $33,051 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boïls934/
Boiles911,140/
Boills911/
Bols892,310/
Bottils830/
Boilest830/
Boles8025,265/
Biles806,206/
Boels801,252/
Bails801,175/
Bolls80838/
Bohls80541/
Voils80410/
Bools80250/
Bouls80225/
Beils80202/
Bolsø80186/
Buils80181/
Bolst80132/
Bolse8071/
Boyls8067/
Bolås8037/
Bolsh8033/
Biels8024/
Bolss806/
Bijls806/
Boëls805/
Bolhs801/
Bolsz801/
Woils800/
Botilles770/
Boyles7322,150/
Builes737,003/
Bailes735,757/
Boules735,423/
Bolles733,335/
Voiles731,358/
Bolese731,225/
Baills73464/
Boglis73300/
Bieles73270/
Bielss73192/
Beiles73129/
Bowels73120/
Booles7394/
Bolshe7382/
Bilest7369/
Boyals7367/
Bohles7365/
Bolsch7353/
Boylls7345/
Biehls7334/
Bhiles7332/
Boolls7332/
Boeles7330/
Bholse7323/
Voilås7321/
Boelsz7317/
Voiels7316/
Boless7315/
Boulse7313/
Bißels7313/
Bollås7312/
Boyels737/
Bollst737/
Bajils735/
Basils734/
Bolest733/
Bitels733/
Bilese733/
Bholes732/
Bioles732/
Bosles731/
Botles731/
Beilss731/
Beilst731/
Bieals731/
Bijols731/
Beyils731/
Voilss731/
Bitles731/
Voilst731/
Vosils731/
Bolsze731/
Bujols731/
Bicels731/
Bisles731/
Bailsh730/
Boulls730/
Beihls730/
Betils730/
Boilch730/
Bouels730/
Boicelles711/
Bolz6712,951/
Bals674,062/
Wols67683/
Bittles67444/
Bottles67422/
Bailess67325/
Bissels67288/
Bichels67229/
Bailles67227/
Builles67222/
Vols67200/
Beilles6771/
Boyless6747/
Voilhes6724/
Boehles6724/
Boelsch6720/
Bootles6713/
Boulles6712/
Bolsova6711/
Boweles676/
Bouless676/
Uols675/
Bailhes675/
Bolless674/
Boylles674/
Bhailes673/
Beilhes673/
Beitels673/
Boggels673/
Bolesse673/
Bilesse673/
Bielsch672/
Biggels672/
Bottels672/
Biehals672/
Boglish672/
Bowells671/
Builess671/
Bousles671/
Boyhles671/
Batilse671/
Boglies671/
Boisselles671/
Bagiels671/
Bittels671/
Bouhles671/
Boulhes671/
Bailhsh671/
Beitles671/
Builhes671/
Bieless671/
Bayiles671/
Bochels671/
Wojcils671/
Bolx671/
Booyles670/
Boohles670/
Beyhols670/
Bouyles670/
Voytils670/
Boyoles670/

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