O'Boyce Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Boyce Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Boyce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:261,6089,673
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

O'Boyce Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Boyce Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Boyce occurs in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of O'Boyce.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Boyce? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,034,050th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of O'Boyce live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

The last name O'Boyce is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 261,608. In Ireland it is most common in: Leinster, where 78 percent live and Ulster, where 6 percent live. Not including Ireland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

O'Boyce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Boyce has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the O'Boyce last name rose 360 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Boyce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Boyce last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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Oboke671,716/
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Oboge6754/
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Obycz6730/
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Obece674/
Oboys674/
O'Box672/
O'Bos671/
Ho'bosch671/
Obyxe671/
Hobotche671/
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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 O'Boyce
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