Explore the Family Name O’boyle

The meaning of O’boyle

Irish (Mayo and Antrim): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Baoighill ‘descendant of Baoigheall’ (see Boyle). Some characteristic forenames: Irish Seamus, Siobhan.

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How common is the last name O’boyle in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname O'Boyle has seen a fluctuation in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, O'Boyle was ranked 9,192 but by 2010 it had dropped in ranking to 9,859, representing a -7.26% change. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people carrying the O'Boyle surname increased slightly from 3,263 to 3,281 over the same period, indicating a growth of approximately 0.55%. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a decrease from 1.21 to 1.11, indicating a reduction of -8.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,192	#9,859	-7.26%
Count	3,263	3,281	0.55%
Proportion per 100k	1.21	1.11	-8.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name O’boyle

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the O’Boyle surname identified as White in both 2000 (97.30%) and 2010 (96.59%), although there was a small decrease of -0.73%. Interestingly, the proportion of O’Boyles identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 33.62%, growing from 1.16% in 2000 to 1.55% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, rising by 19.35% from 0.31% in 2000 to 0.37% in 2010. The proportion identifying with two or more races decreased slightly by -5.31%, from 1.13% to 1.07%. There were no individuals with the O’Boyle surname that identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	96.59%	-0.73%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.55%	33.62%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.07%	-5.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.37%	19.35%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%