Boylan
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Baoighealláin (“descendant of Baoigheallán”), a diminutive of Baoigheall, a personal name composed of the elements baoth (“vain, foolish”) + geall (“pledge, token”).
Proper noun
Boylan (plural Boylans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boylan is the 5533rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6280 individuals. Boylan is most common among White (93.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boylan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 210.