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Where Does The Last Name O'Boy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name O'Boy is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of O'Boy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Boy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,168,711^th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of O'Boy reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England O'Boy is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 36 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.

O'Boy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of O'Boy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Boy surname increased 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Boy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the O'Boy last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.