Boyle
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English
Etymology
- As an Irish surname, Anglicised from Irish Ó Baoithghill, possibly a compound of baoth (“vain, foolish”) and geall (“pledge”).
- As a Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Biéville in Normandy, which could be from the Germanic personal name Boia + the common placename suffix -ville.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔɪl
Proper noun
Boyle
- A surname from Irish.
- Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.
- A place name:
- A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.
- A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.
- A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boyle is the 866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39,921 individuals. Boyle is most common among White (93.52%) individuals.
References
- René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Condé-sur-Noireau, Éditions Charles Corlet, 1996, p. 68
Further reading
- “Boyle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.