Boyle

See also: boyle, böyle, böylə, and bøyle

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

1. A surname from Irish.
2. Robert Boyle, Irish natural philosopher.
3. A place name:
   1. A town in County Roscommon, Ireland.
   2. A village in Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada, named after John Robert Boyle.
   3. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.
   4. A town in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.

Derived terms

• Boylean
• Boyle County
• Boyle Heights
• Boyle's law
• Boyle's machine
• Boyle-Mariotte law

Translations

Transliterations of the surname

• Japanese:
• Russian: Бойл (ru) (Bojl)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boyle is the 866^th 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.

Anagrams

• Boley, obley