Boyl Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Boyl Surname Definition:

(Irish, Scottish) Grandson of Baoigheall (vain pledge); one who came from Beauville, the name of two places in France.

##### (English) One who came from Boynton (village of Bofa’s people), in Yorkshire.

Boyl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4721:106,39610,676

Boyl (20) may also be a first name.

Boyl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish, Scottish) Grandson of Baoigheall (vain pledge); one who came from Beauville, the name of two places in France.

##### (English) One who came from Boynton (village of Bofa’s people), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Boyl Last Name Facts

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

Boyl (Marathi: बॉयल, Russian: Бойль) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boyl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boyl is the 1,222,957th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 38,154,691 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Boyl are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Boyl is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 2,970,975. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 32 percent are found, Oregon, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States Boyl occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Boyl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boyl has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boyl Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Boyl surname is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Boyl surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Boyl earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $40,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyle89114,060/
Boyal892,903/
Boyll89504/
Boyel8936/
Boyol8921/
Boyld8920/
Bohyl8911/
Boyil897/
Booyl892/
Bol86323,918/
Boyele804,053/
Bhoyal80608/
Boysel80557/
Boyall80519/
Boyale80212/
Bhoyel80101/
Boyole8064/
Bouyol8037/
Boyell8027/
Boytel8019/
Bouyel8011/
Bouyal8011/
Boyile808/
Boyill806/
Boylle803/
Buoyle803/
Bhoyle802/
Bouyle801/
Bothyl801/
Boyeel801/
Boyeld801/
Boysil801/
Boysle801/
Bhouyl801/
Boiyle801/
Boyool801/
Boyiel801/
Boyolt801/
Bhol7524,848/
Bole7524,632/
Bolt7521,951/
Boll7521,077/
Buol7521,049/
Bold7518,502/
Bohl7510,621/
Bool754,127/
Boel753,544/
Beyl751,998/
Boul751,645/
Buyl751,070/
Byle75647/
Boil75446/
Bayl75373/
Bosl75323/
Boël7570/
Bolh7518/
Byel7512/
Bolø7511/
Voyl757/
Åbol752/
Bgol752/
Botl751/
Bojl751/
Boïl751/
Uoyl751/
Bolp750/
Boyault73171/
Boyelle7333/
Boylova7333/
Boytell7320/
Bhoyale7318/
Boysell7313/
Bouyele739/
Bhoyaul737/
Bhooyal733/
Boyceel731/
Boyogli731/
Boyhill731/
Booyale731/
Boyttel731/
Bhhoyal731/
D'Boyle731/
Bhole6722,401/
Boldt6720,889/
Bayle6715,018/
Bolle6713,599/
Bocel676,398/
Boule675,144/
Bould672,255/
Bayol672,221/
Buyle672,077/
Bayal671,806/
Bosle671,099/
Boell67975/
Boole67971/
Hboul67904/
Bosel67830/
Bhoil67742/
Bayel67613/
Boile67518/
Botel67503/
Beyle67451/
Beyel67434/
Voyle67393/
Bayil67372/
Bajol67343/
Beyal67302/
Bholh67206/
Bujol67203/
Biyol67201/
Bhool67186/
Buhyl67179/
Bogli67178/
Beyhl67147/
Voyel67134/
Bayul67134/
Bouhl67132/
Biyel67129/
Bowel67127/
Biyal67122/
Bosil67120/
Bijol67115/
Botil67115/
Bejol6794/
Boltt6768/
Bytel6763/
Bouyssel6757/
Boşel6756/
Bolhe6755/
Bojal6754/
Buyel6753/
Boull6740/
Baiol6736/
Bahyl6734/
Bouel6729/
Bojol6728/
Bycel6727/
Bollt6726/
Beyul6722/
Bojel6720/
Bhoul6717/
Woyel6716/
Basyl6716/
Bojil6715/
Byell6714/
Boiel6713/
Bohul6712/
Beyol6712/
Boyeault6711/
Bolld679/
Buyal678/
Bysel677/
Bhosl676/
Bhgol676/
Woyle675/
Boold675/
Buyol675/
Bholl674/
Bohýl674/
Bohld674/
Bholt674/
Boulh674/
Booll673/
Botll673/
Votyl673/
Bieyl673/
Boltd673/
Voyil673/
Bocil673/
Beyil673/
Beyll673/
Boßel673/
Boële673/
Behyl673/
Woyal672/
Bhyel672/
Buole672/
Bolph672/
Boldh672/
Buold671/
Bysil671/
Bolhl671/
Boohl671/
Bootl671/
Bayll671/
Bhayl671/
Bhhol671/
Boial671/
Boill671/
Bolhs671/
Boolt671/
Bollì671/
Bollė671/
Byoal671/
Bottl671/
Bouïl671/
Bouyelle671/
Beytl671/
Bhold671/
Bioal671/
Biolh671/
Uoyll671/
Boçel671/
Byleh671/
Buosl671/
Bohll671/
Boiol671/
Byhle670/
Boilt670/

Boyl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyl in the Marathi language
बॉयलboyala-
Boyl in the Russian language
Бойльbojl-

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