Boal is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boal
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Boal

How popular is Boal?

Boal is common in United States.

Boal is ranked 98705 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boal bearers increased by 2.01005 per cent in 2010 US census to 1015 since 2000, the surname slipped by 869 spots and ranked at 24608. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.68 95.48
Boal is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 4258 people have been found who wears Boal as their family name. Boal is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
661,536 Indonesia3
9,097 Wales3
20,595 China2
7,895 South Korea1
2,057 Isle of Man1
30,360 Thailand1
56,169 Mexico1
6,820 Angola1
172,258 Germany1
25,721 Egypt1
24,176 Qatar1
801 Cape Verde1
746 Dominica1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,564 New Zealand50
6,284 Ireland49
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
216,554 India62
Countries with hundreds of Boal:
11,004 England570
30,072 Brazil397
7,368 Australia390
842 Northern Ireland382
11,416 Canada341
2,452 Portugal249
15,754 Spain207
3,984 Scotland151
Countries with thousands of Boal:
23,695 United States1,312
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary Boal was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 1, 1849. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Canton from Belfast. Maid Jane Boal, John Boal, aged 25, are others that migrated to US.

Boal Namesakes

  • Augusto Boal, Theatre Director
  • Desmond Boal, Politician
  • Mark Boals, Vocalist
  • Mark Boals, Vocalist
  • Robert Boal Fort, Politician
  • Augusto Boal, Theatre Director
  • Mark Boals, Vocalist
  • Jo Boaler, Educator
  • Robert Boal Fort, Politician
  • Sergi Boal, Film Score Composer
  • In 2014 action film, The Challenger 5: Dark Triad, Lindsay Sutherland Boal portrayed Reign.
  • Jack Boal played the key character of Ethan in 2019 comedy, romance flick Soundtrack to Sixteen.

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