Boyle is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boyle
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

A variant of Hills. See Hill - From residence upon one. Its medieval form is Atte -Hill. The London Direct, has more than two hundred traders of this name, besides about one-eighth of that number in the pluralized form of Hills. The most distinguished family of this name, the Hills of Hawkstone (Vis count Hill), deduce themselves from Hugh de la Hulle ('of the Hill'), who held the estate of Court of Hill in the parish of Burford, county of Salop, temp. Richard I. The Hills of Stallington, county of Stafford, are descended from the family of De Monte, of Castle Morton, county of Worcester, and they bore that name till the XV century, when it was anglicized to Hyll.

Boyle is a variant form of Boyall. A corruption of Boyle? - Sir Richard B., father of Sir Robert B., one of the barons of Scotland who swore fealty to Edward I. in 1296, was of Kelburne in N.B. It is probable that he was of Norman descent, and that the surname is a moditication of Boville, as it was written Boyvill or Boyvile in the XIII. and XIV. century.

Is the form of O'Boyle. Grandson of Baoigheall meaning "vain pledge".

Grandson of Baoigheall meaning "vain pledge"; one who came from Beauville, the name of two places in France.

The lastname is the form of Hill. Dweller on, or near, a hill, or on rising ground; one who came from Hill, the name of several places in England.

Sir Richard B., father of Sir Robert B., one of the barons of Scotland who swore fealty to Edward I. in 1296, was of Kelburne in N.B. It is probable that he was of Norman descent, and that the surname is a moditication of Boville, as it was written Boyvill or Boyvile in the XIII. and XIV. century.

Boyle is a variation of Hill. From residence upon one. Its medieval form is Atte -Hill. The London Direct, has more than two hundred traders of this name, besides about one-eighth of that number in the pluralized form of Hills. The most distinguished family of this name, the Hills of Hawkstone (Vis count Hill), deduce themselves from Hugh de la Hulle ('of the Hill'), who held the estate of Court of Hill in the parish of Burford, county of Salop, temp. Richard I. The Hills of Stallington, county of Stafford, are descended from the family of De Monte, of Castle Morton, county of Worcester, and they bore that name till the XV century, when it was anglicized to Hyll.

How popular is Boyle?

Boyle is common in United States, England, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Wales, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, France, Spain, Argentina.

Boyle is ranked 4961 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boyle bearers increased by 1.99 per cent in 2010 US census to 39921 since 2000, the surname slipped by 64 spots and ranked at 866. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.52 95.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.26 1.54
Black 2.02 1.83
Others 1.29 0.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.61 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.29 0.3
Boyle is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 114043 people have been found who wears Boyle as their family name. Boyle is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Boyle:
781 United States54,673
495 England15,157
319 Australia11,125
Countries with thousands of Boyle:
88 Ireland8,644
84 Scotland8,261
821 Canada6,535
55 Northern Ireland4,001
443 New Zealand1,535
Countries with hundreds of Boyle:
12,466 Nigeria845
613 Wales562
16,807 South Africa367
12,374 Saudi Arabia358
53,834 Thailand226
48,940 France206
17,320 Spain166
24,356 Argentina140
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
59,527 Germany99
103,724 Indonesia85
26,842 Japan69
240 Isle of Man61
3,674 Singapore60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,655 Denmark49
8,136 Dominican Republic46
124,004 Brazil45
2,431 Guyana40
286,670 India40
34,540 Belgium39
46,010 Netherlands36
19,235 Norway33
566 Jersey32
7,685 Qatar31
20,057 Peru28
36,711 Slovakia23
57,034 Malaysia22
32,003 Sweden22
3,539 China21
33,097 Switzerland18
587 Bermuda17
19,343 Iraq16
192,576 Philippines14
7,351 Panama12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
64,097 Austria11
41,789 Mexico11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,715 Italy10
394,810 Russia10
20,027 Ecuador9
3,802 Hong Kong9
19,532 Malawi9
678 Sierra Leone9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
5,799 Sudan9
26,217 Estonia8
53,030 Hungary8
134,647 Turkey8
146,768 Poland7
893 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7
25,178 Afghanistan6
8,345 Cuba6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 45 years old workman Daniel Boyle who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on March 13, 1846 by Liverpool put out from Liverpool. 43 years old Samuel Boyle, Workman William Boyle, Workwoman Biddy Boyle, Workman Richard Boyle, 7 years old Barney Boyle, Jane Boyle, aged 5, Patt Boyle, aged 20, 20 years old James Boyle, and 1241 other Boyle around 56% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver and spinster, farmer, servant, carpenter, shoemaker, mason, tailoress, blacksmith, slater, joiner, saddler, spinner, clerk, dressmaker, seamstress, fisher man, miller, mechanic, innkeeper, fireman or foreman, engineer migrated to US.

From Italy

22 years old laborer Patrick Boyle and 22 years old laborer Thomas Boyle who were residing in Italy migrated to USA on April 30, 1880 by Belgenland put out from Antwerp.

From Germany

Carolina Boyle worked as farmer and hailed from Wurtemberg. 22 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on Elizabeth Denison and arrived on June 13, 1853. Gesina Boyle (21) Farmer, U Boyle, Terece Boyle, aged 40, Chas. Boyle, aged 20, Dan. Boyle (5), Ellen Boyle (14) Servant, James Boyle, aged 3, 11 years old John Boyle, and 13 other Boyle majority of whom were laborer and others worked as servant and miner migrated to US.

Boyle Namesakes

  • Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law
  • Harry J. Boyle, Canadian broadcaster and writer
  • Shaun Boyle, Australian skeleton racer
  • Hugh Charles Boyle, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Malcolm Boyle, British organist and composer
  • Phelim Boyle, Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary
  • Maureen Boyle, award-winning Northern Irish poet
  • Edward G. Boyle, kicked off in the early 1930s
  • Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle, pioneering anaesthetist best remembered for the development of early anaesthetic machines
  • Troy Boyle, American comic book artist and writer and former president of The National Atheist Party
  • Robert Edward Boyle, British soldier and Liberal Party politician
  • William George Boyle, British soldier and Liberal Party politician
  • Maggie Boyle, English, London-born folk singer,
  • Robert Boyle, natural philosopher, chemist, physicist
  • Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist,{{cite news
  • Danny Boyle, English director, producer
  • T. C. Boyle, American novelist and short story writer
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress and producer
  • Katie Boyle, British actress, writer, radio announcer
  • Peter Boyle, American actor
  • Cavendish Boyle, British civil servant, magistrate
  • Kay Boyle, American novelist, short story writer, educator
  • Mary O. Boyle, American politician of the Ohio Democratic party
  • Emmet D. Boyle, American politician
  • Edward Courtney Boyle, Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • W. A. Boyle, was president of the United Mine Workers of America union
  • Raelene Boyle, Australian retired athlete,
  • Lisa Boyle, American model known for her appearances
  • David Boyle, Lord Boyle, Scottish judge
  • Leonard Boyle, Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies and palaeography and was the first Irish and North American Prefect of the Vatican Library
  • Ruth-Ann Boyle, English pop singer
  • Charles A. Boyle, United States Congressman from Chicago's north side
  • Dermot Boyle, senior officer in the Royal Air Force
  • Gert Boyle, German-born American businesswoman
  • Joseph W. Boyle, Canadian adventurer
  • Jack Boyle, American catcher and first baseman
  • Jean Boyle, former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff
  • Phil Boyle, Senator for the 4th District of the New York Senate
  • Terrence Boyle, Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Mike Boyle, Democratic politician
  • Thomas Boyle, was one of the most successful Baltimore privateer captains during the War of 1812
  • Ryan Boyle, former lacrosse player
  • Charles P. Boyle, American cinematographer
  • Tim Boyle, former Australian rules football player
  • Charles Edmund Boyle, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Robbie Boyle, former Dublin Gaelic football player
  • John Robert Boyle, Canadian politician and jurist
  • Justin Boyle, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Terry Boyle, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Tad Boyle, American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado
  • Ignatius Boyle, politician from Western Australia
  • Jeremiah Boyle, successful lawyer and noted abolitionist

Boyle Namesakes

  • Francis Boyle, professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law
  • Harry J. Boyle, Canadian broadcaster and writer
  • Shaun Boyle, Australian skeleton racer
  • Hugh Charles Boyle, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Malcolm Boyle, British organist and composer
  • Phelim Boyle, Irish economist and distinguished professor and actuary
  • Maureen Boyle, award-winning Northern Irish poet
  • Edward G. Boyle, kicked off in the early 1930s
  • Henry Edmund Gaskin Boyle, pioneering anaesthetist best remembered for the development of early anaesthetic machines
  • Troy Boyle, American comic book artist and writer and former president of The National Atheist Party
  • Robert Edward Boyle, British soldier and Liberal Party politician
  • William George Boyle, British soldier and Liberal Party politician
  • Maggie Boyle, English, London-born folk singer,
  • Robert Boyle, natural philosopher, chemist, physicist
  • Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist,{{cite news
  • Danny Boyle, English director, producer
  • T. C. Boyle, American novelist and short story writer
  • Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress and producer
  • Katie Boyle, British actress, writer, radio announcer
  • Peter Boyle, American actor
  • Cavendish Boyle, British civil servant, magistrate
  • Kay Boyle, American novelist, short story writer, educator
  • Mary O. Boyle, American politician of the Ohio Democratic party
  • Emmet D. Boyle, American politician
  • Edward Courtney Boyle, Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • W. A. Boyle, was president of the United Mine Workers of America union
  • Raelene Boyle, Australian retired athlete,
  • Lisa Boyle, American model known for her appearances
  • David Boyle, Lord Boyle, Scottish judge
  • Leonard Boyle, Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies and palaeography and was the first Irish and North American Prefect of the Vatican Library
  • Ruth-Ann Boyle, English pop singer
  • Charles A. Boyle, United States Congressman from Chicago's north side
  • Dermot Boyle, senior officer in the Royal Air Force
  • Gert Boyle, German-born American businesswoman
  • Joseph W. Boyle, Canadian adventurer
  • Jack Boyle, American catcher and first baseman
  • Jean Boyle, former Canadian Chief of Defence Staff
  • Phil Boyle, Senator for the 4th District of the New York Senate
  • Terrence Boyle, Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • Mike Boyle, Democratic politician
  • Thomas Boyle, was one of the most successful Baltimore privateer captains during the War of 1812
  • Ryan Boyle, former lacrosse player
  • Charles P. Boyle, American cinematographer
  • Tim Boyle, former Australian rules football player
  • Charles Edmund Boyle, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Robbie Boyle, former Dublin Gaelic football player
  • John Robert Boyle, Canadian politician and jurist
  • Justin Boyle, former New Zealand cricketer
  • Terry Boyle, Welsh former professional footballer
  • Tad Boyle, American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Colorado
  • Ignatius Boyle, politician from Western Australia
  • Jeremiah Boyle, successful lawyer and noted abolitionist

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