Gilfoyle Surname

474,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gilfoyle Surname Definition:

(Celtic+Latin) Servant or Disciple of (St.) Paul: v. Paul [Irish Giolla Phoil]

Gilfoyle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:128,08712,755
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Australia671:402,92132,505
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.

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

(Irish) The son of the servant or devotee of St. Paul.

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

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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.

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