Gulfoyle Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gulfoyle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gulfoyle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gulfoyle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gulfoyle is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulfoyle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Gulfoyle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Gulfoyle are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Gulfoyle is most common in England, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Gulfoyle is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 33 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 33 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 33 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Gulfoyle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gulfoyle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gulfoyle last name decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gulfoyle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gullfoyle943/
Gulffoyle941/
Gutlfoyle941/
Gulfoil802/
Gullfoil751/
Golfile671/
Golfoil670/
Uhlfeler632/
Ulfala5714/
Ulfali573/
Ulfalia536/
Golfaly531/
Golfali531/
Golfili531/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gulfoyle
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis