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

The surname O'Boy occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

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

O'Boy is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England O'Boy is most common in: Hertfordshire, where 36 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Not including England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Scotland, where 12 percent reside.

O'Boy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of O'Boy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Boy surname increased 119 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Boy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.