Gilboy Surname

226,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,793 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gilboy Surname Definition:

Gilbey is a surname of dual origin. The majority of families so called are English, the name being derived from one of several place—names in England known as Gilbey or Gilby. It may also be a form of Ó Giolla Bhuidhe, which however is usually anglicized as Gilboy.

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Gilboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6931:523,02943,647
Philippines6301:160,69626,474
England2881:193,46517,079
Ireland661:71,3484,439
Australia631:428,50333,982
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland471:94,2526,181
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Gilboy (133) may also be a first name.

Gilboy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gilbey is a surname of dual origin. The majority of families so called are English, the name being derived from one of several place—names in England known as Gilbey or Gilby. It may also be a form of Ó Giolla Bhuidhe, which however is usually anglicized as Gilboy. There may be cases of Gilbey being used for Mac Giolla Bhuide (see MacKelvey, infra). As one of the early anglicized forms was O'Gilvie it might be expected that it is the same as the Scottish Ogilvie. That, however, has no connexion with O'Gilvie (except occasionally when Ogilvie may have been made to look Irish, as in the case of Odell, written O'Dell): the Scottish Ogilvie is taken from a Scottish place name, the Glen of Ogilvy in the County of Angus. This may be the origin of Oglebee, a name which occurs in the Antrim hearth money rolls of 1669. Neil and Terlagh O'Gilevoy were among the followers of O'Donnell in 1602. Many Donegal families migrated to north Connacht soon after that, which probably accounts for the fact that Gilboy has in modern times been found mainly in Co. Mayo. The prefix 0, now I think quite obsolete with this name, was retained by at least one family up to 1839, when the will of Robert O'Gilby was proved in the Derry diocese. John Ogilby who was appointed Master of the Revels in 1661 and may be described as the founder of the modern Dublin theatre was not a native Irishman.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Gilboy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gilboy is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilboy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 226,403rd most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,064,443 people. The last name Gilboy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Gilboy reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gilboy is also the 804,402nd most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 133 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 693 people, or 1 in 523,029. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 35 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.

Gilboy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gilboy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gilboy last name increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 488 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 140 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gilboy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gilboy surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilboy are 1.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.81% registered with the party.

Gilboy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.48% more than the national average, earning $45,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gillboy925/
Goilboy923/
Gilbouy921/
Guilboy920/
Gilby913,168/
Gilbo91903/
Glboy913/
Gillbouy861/
Gilbey833,071/
Gilboa832,615/
Gülboy83676/
Gilboe83292/
Hilboy8380/
Gilbay8371/
Guilbo8347/
Gilbos8335/
Gilbot8321/
Gelboy8317/
Gillbo836/
Ilboyi831/
Silboy831/
Gilbiy831/
Gleboy831/
Gilbio831/
Gillby830/
Guilby830/
Gilbou830/
Ilbo807/
Glbo801/
Ilby800/
Guilbot771,538/
Gilboux77127/
Gilbout7740/
Gilboth779/
Gilbaya774/
Gillbey772/
O'Gilby771/
Gilboot771/
Ailboyi771/
Geelboy771/
Hillboy771/
Gilbott770/
Gilbous770/
Gillbay770/
Ilbay734,372/
Ilbey731,425/
Gilba73625/
Silby73552/
Hilby73467/
Slboy7394/
Gilbe7365/
Hilbo7333/
Glebo7333/
Ilboz7321/
Silbo7319/
Gilbi7317/
Jilby7314/
Gylby7312/
Cilbo7311/
Gleby738/
Gelby736/
Giluo735/
Ilboa735/
Eilby735/
Elboy734/
Ilbou733/
Jilbo732/
Gelbo732/
Gilwo731/
Cilby731/
Glboh731/
Gluoy731/
Ilboi731/
Zilbo731/
Guilboth716/
Chillboy711/
Gilbayah711/
O'Gilbey710/
Gilboots710/
Gülbay672,460/
Elbohy672,239/
Ilbeyi671,519/
Ilboğa671,177/
Gülbey67524/
Gilber67472/
Gilbas67394/
Guilbe67316/
Gilbee67218/
Gilvey67199/
Hilbay67155/
Ilbayi67130/
Gilbes67100/
Silbey6796/
Gilbet6779/
Gillbe6765/
Chilby6750/
Hillbo6748/
Gilbat6734/
Gilbau6729/
Gilway6724/
Heilbo6724/
Gilbea6724/
Gyllby6716/
Hilbey6715/
Hillby6714/
Gilbie6712/
Ilboud6711/
Gölbay678/
Gielba677/
Ghelbo677/
Guilba676/
Helboy675/
Dzilbo674/
Hilbou673/
Gilbai673/
Eilbot672/
Gailbe672/
Gilbah672/
Scilbo672/
Gilbis672/
Guelbo672/
Hilbio672/
Jilbey671/
Hilbod671/
Guilbeauy671/
Gleboa671/
Glouey671/
Gilbue671/
Silbay671/
Selboy671/
Gilbit671/
Gailba671/
Cleboy671/
Illbay671/
Khilbo671/
Sielbo671/
Gelbot671/
Gleboi671/
Gölbey671/
Eileby671/
Gleboe671/
Gelboi671/
Guiluo671/
Goelby670/
Sielby670/
Glebay670/
Sillby670/
Zilbey670/

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