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There are approximately 28,333 people named Boyle in the UK. That makes it the 330th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 448 are named Boyle.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


Related and similar surnames

Boiles
Boal
Boales
Boals
Bowles
Boyea
Bolea
Boele
Bohle
Boyale
Boile
Boyal
Boiele
Boyall
Boielle
Bohyle
Boisle
Boyals
Boiel
Boial
Boil
Boyali
Boyalle
Boiall
Boilee
Boayla
Boialeau
Boayali
Boyee

The Boyle surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BOYLE. Sir Richard B., father of Sir Robert B., one of the barons of Scotland '(\ho swore fealty to Edw. I. in 129G, was of Kelburne in N.B. It is probable that he was of Norman descent, and that the surname is a modification of Boville, as it was written Boyvill or Boyvile in the XIII. and XIV. cent. See Boville.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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