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

The surname Gilfoyle is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gilfoyle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 474,151st most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 10,322,303 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Gilfoyle live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 128,087. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 35 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Durham, where 10 percent reside. Barring England Gilfoyle occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Gilfoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gilfoyle has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Gilfoyle last name rose 483 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 14 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gilfoyle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Gilfoyle last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gilfoyle are 6.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.66% registered with the 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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