Gilfoyle Surname
Approximately 706 people bear this surname
Gilfoyle Surname Definition:
(Celtic+Latin) Servant or Disciple of (St.) Paul: v. Paul [Irish Giolla Phoil]
Gilfoyle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 435 | 1:128,087 | 12,755 |
| United States | 115 | 1:3,151,817 | 182,069 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Scotland | 26 | 1:205,916 | 10,908 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 90 | 1:270,837 | 19,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
Gilfoyle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic+Latin) Servant or Disciple of (St.) Paul: v. Paul [Irish Giolla Phoil]
(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.
(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.
Originally Mac Giolla Phoil', ‘The Son of Paul'sServant'.
'Mag Gillaphoil of the fair seat.' Bishop Phillips, in his version of the Manx Prayer-Book, written about 1610, gives the form Payl for Paul.
Gilfoyle Demographics
Gilfoyle Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gilfoyle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gilfoyle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gilfoyle occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gilfoyle.
How Common Is The Last Name Gilfoyle? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 474,151st most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,322,303 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Gilfoyle are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.
This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 128,087. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 35 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Durham, where 10 percent live. Aside from England Gilfoyle is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Gilfoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gilfoyle has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Gilfoyle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gilfoyle last name are 6.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.66% being registered with the political party.
The amount Gilfoyle earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% less than the national average, earning $43,282 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilfoyle | 94 | 6,107 | / |
| Goilfoyle | 94 | 1 | / |
| Gillfoyle | 94 | 0 | / |
| Gilfoyl | 93 | 0 | / |
| Guilffoyle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Guilfoyole | 89 | 1 | / |
| Guilfoyles | 89 | 0 | / |
| Guillfoyle | 89 | 0 | / |
| Gilfoile | 88 | 2 | / |
| Gylfoyle | 88 | 1 | / |
| Guilfoyl | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gelfoyle | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hilfoyle | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gilfoyel | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gilfol | 86 | 0 | / |
| Guilfoile | 82 | 191 | / |
| Guilfolle | 82 | 3 | / |
| Guilfayle | 82 | 2 | / |
| Guylfoyle | 82 | 1 | / |
| Guilfoyld | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gailfoley | 82 | 1 | / |
| Geylfoyle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gillfoile | 82 | 0 | / |
| Guelfoyle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gilfoil | 80 | 188 | / |
| Gilfoul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gilfile | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gilfold | 80 | 0 | / |
| Guilfoil | 75 | 611 | / |
| Gilfiley | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gillfoil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gilfiler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geylfole | 75 | 0 | / |
| Guilfool | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gilfoila | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jilfoile | 75 | 0 | / |
| Guylfoile | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gilfaul | 67 | 5 | / |
| Elfoley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gilfaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gelfoil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Gilfail | 67 | 0 | / |
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